bauble

noun
UK: /ˈbɔː.bəl/
US: /ˈbɑː.bəl/

  1. A small, showy trinket or decoration; often cheap and of little value.

    1. The tree was covered in each bauble. [ ] [ ]
    2. She loves to wear baubles, even though they aren't worth much; a cheap bauble. [ ] [ ]

  2. Something that is attractive but useless or of no real importance.

    1. The project was just a political bauble. [ ] [ ]
    2. He considered his promotion a meaningless bauble because it came with no additional power; this bauble of a title. [ ] [ ]

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The word "bauble" in English means: A small, showy trinket or decoration; often cheap and of little value., Something that is attractive but useless or of no real importance..

The phonetic transcription of "bauble" is /ˈbɔː.bəl/ in British English and /ˈbɑː.bəl/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Example usage of "bauble": "The tree was covered in each bauble.". More examples on the page.