falderal
Showy empty talk
Falderal is nonsense, trivial matters, or showy but worthless ornamentation.
The word dismisses something as frivolous or meaningless: I have no patience for such falderal.
It can refer to foolish talk, unnecessary fuss, or gaudy decorative trinkets.
Also spelled folderol.
The word has an old-fashioned, slightly theatrical quality.
Senseless talk or writing
- poppycockFoolish or meaningless talk
- hogwashFoolish or untrue talk
- twaddleTrivial, foolish talk
- claptrapInsincere, pretentious language
drivel · malarkey · gibberish · gobbledygook · blather · hokum · rubbish · flimflam
Frivolous, absurd behavior
- tomfooleryFoolish or silly behavior
- nonsenseMeaningless words or actions
- trivialityUnimportant small matter
- frivolousnessLack of due seriousness
fluff · whimsy · folly · trifling · flummery · mummery · shenanigans · foolishness
balderdash
Senseless talk or writing
claptrap · drivel · malarkey · gibberish · gobbledygook · blather · hokum · rubbish · flimflam · mumbo-jumbo
silliness
Frivolous, absurd behavior
- tomfooleryFoolish or silly behavior
- nonsenseMeaningless words or actions
- trivialityUnimportant small matter
frivolousness · fluff · whimsy · folly · trifling · flummery · mummery · shenanigans · foolishness · monkey business
bauble
Showy, worthless ornament
- trinketSmall worthless ornament
- knickknackSmall decorative object
- gewgawCheap showy ornament
gimcrack · doodad · tchotchke · curio · ornament · bric-a-brac · whatnot · novelty · trifle · bijou
frills
Superfluous decorative elements
- rufflesPleated ornamental trim
- furbelowOrnamental pleated fabric strip
- flounceOrnamental gathered fabric strip
trimming · embellishment · flourish · adornment · finery · festoon · filigree · lacework · ribbon · tassel
- trinketstrinket, trinket box, knickknack, bauble, gewgaw
- junktrash, garbage, refuse, rubbish, waste
- thingamajigsthingamajig, thingamabob, whatchamacallit, doohickey, doodad
- extrasextra, add-ons, add-on, extras, addition
- flashy fakesfake, sham, counterfeit, imitation, phony
falderalsubstance
Physical material with mass
essence · meat · core · fundamentals · essentials
falderalplainness
Unadorned, straightforward quality
simplicity · austerity · minimalism · starkness · bareness
falderalseriousness
Earnest, weighty demeanor
gravity · solemnity · earnestness · weightiness · soberness