📖 Definitions of "Finery"
noun
- 1
Fineness; beauty.
- 2
Ornament; decoration; especially, excessive decoration; showy clothes; jewels.
- 3
(ironworking) A charcoal hearth or furnace for the conversion of cast iron into wrought iron, or into iron suitable for puddling.
🔄 Synonyms of "Finery"
3 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| regalianoun | The emblems, symbols, or paraphernalia indicative of royalty or any other sovereign status; such as a crown, orb, sceptre or sword. |
| arraynoun | (programming) Any of various data structures designed to hold multiple elements of the same type; especially, a data structure that holds these elements in adjacent memory locations so that they may be retrieved using numeric indices. |
| raimentnoun | (archaic or literary) Clothing, garments, dress, material. |
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Finery"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| regalianoun | The emblems, symbols, or paraphernalia indicative of royalty or any other sovereign status; such as a crown, orb, sceptre or sword. |
| arraynoun | (programming) Any of various data structures designed to hold multiple elements of the same type; especially, a data structure that holds these elements in adjacent memory locations so that they may be retrieved using numeric indices. |
| raimentnoun | (archaic or literary) Clothing, garments, dress, material. |
| attirenoun | (clothing) One's dress; what one wears; one's clothes. |
| superfinerynoun | Especially luxurious finery |
| finessenoun | (uncountable) Skill in the handling or manipulation of a situation. |
| delicacynoun | Something appealing, usually a pleasing food, especially a choice dish of a certain culture suggesting rarity and refinement. |
| gauderynoun | ostentatious display; gaudiness |
| plumagenoun | (ornithology, collective noun) Layer or collection of feathers covering a bird’s body; feathers used ornamentally; feathering. |
| elegancenoun | Grace, refinement, and beauty in movement, appearance, or manners. |
| baberynoun | (obsolete) Finery of a kind to please a child. |
| finer thingsnoun | (idiomatic, informal) That which is considered of a high quality, expensive or tasteful. |
| fairnoun | Something which is fair (in various senses of the adjective). |
| nicetynoun | A small detail or distinction. |
| fairhoodnoun | (obsolete) fairness; beauty |
| pickednessnoun | (obsolete) The state of being sharpened or pointed. |
| venustynoun | (rare) Elegance; physical beauty. |
| nicenessnoun | Pleasantness, especially of behaviour or personality; agreeableness. |
| fairynessnoun | The quality of being fairy. |
| fainnessnoun | (obsolete) The property of being fain; joy; gladness. |
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