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bijouterie

9.9

Small decorative jewelry and trinkets often sold in shops and not worth much

noun
/ˌbiːʒuːˈtɛri/

: bijutería

The bijouterie offered a wide range of colorful costume jewelry and delicate trinkets.

Examples

I love this bijouterie!
Tourists often visit the local bijouterie to buy unique souvenirs and gifts.
She admired the sparkling pieces in the bijouterie window.
Look at that bijouterie!
She visited the quaint bijouterie on the corner to find a unique gift for her friend.
The antique fair featured a stunning bijouterie filled with intricate brooches and necklaces.
At the bijouterie, customers can browse a variety of colorful trinkets and accessories.

Synonyms

jewelry

vsbijouterie

494 1.3

Small decorative items like rings or necklaces that people wear to look nice

stresses cheap, low value decorative items or their shop or collection

boutique

vsbijouterie

75 4.4

A small shop that sells stylish clothes or jewellery

is specifically a place or items considered low value rather than fashion retail

trinket

vsbijouterie

43 3.5

A small cheap object that people keep for decoration or as a gift

is the same but also names a shop or collection of such pieces

knickknack

vsbijouterie

16 4.2

A small cheap object people keep to decorate a home

often implies also a shop selling these items or a collection

bauble

vsbijouterie

11 6.7

A small, cheap piece of jewelry worn for decoration

is similar but can also mean a shop or group of such items

bric-a-brac

vsbijouterie

2 8.7

Small pretty objects kept for decoration or as souvenirs

is usually more focused on jewelry and retail selling of such items

bibelot

vsbijouterie

Literature

1 9.9

A small decorative object like a tiny ornament kept for its beauty rather than for use

adds that such items may form a shop stock or collection

trinketry

vsbijouterie

Archaic

9.5

Small decorative objects like beads worn on clothes or jewelry

is broader, meaning single items, groups, or a selling place for them

falderol

vsbijouterie

Archaic

9.9

Small decorative things that have little value

is similar but often includes a retail or collection sense too

Antonyms

valuables

2.0

Things like money or jewellery that are worth a lot to someone

How Valuable

heirloom

54 7.0

jewelry

494 1.3

bijouterie

9.9

trinket

43 3.5

Surface Forms

bijouterie singular

bijouteries plural

Etymology

Bijouterie comes from the French word bijou meaning 'jewel' and the ending -erie, which is like in bakery and shows a place or shop. So a bijouterie is a shop or collection of small, decorative jewels or trinkets.