frilliness
Fussy ornamental quality
Frilliness is the quality of having or being covered in frills—decorative ruffled edges on fabric or clothing.
More often the word describes an excessive or unnecessary elaborateness in style, manner, or presentation.
Something with frilliness has ornamentation that goes beyond what's strictly needed: The frilliness of her prose made it hard to find the actual argument.
The term often carries a slightly dismissive tone, suggesting superficial prettiness over substance.
Excessive, wasteful spending
- superfluityExcessive amount beyond necessity
- overabundanceExcessive quantity beyond need
- ostentationVulgar flaunting of means
- gaudinessTasteless, excessive ornamentation
fussiness · showiness · flamboyance · pretension · affectation · unnecessary · indulgence · excessiveness
Decorative addition or exaggeration
- adornmentDecorative addition or accessory
- flourishTo grow vigorously
- baroqueExcessively ornate or elaborate
- rococoExcessively elaborate in style
filigree · scrollwork · gilded · elaborate · lavish · opulent · overwrought · florid
Ornamental gathered fabric strip
- laceOpen-weave ornamental fabric
- ruchingPleated fabric trimming
- shirringGathered fabric technique
- pleatSewn fabric fold
gather · trim · ribbon · tulle · chiffon · organza · furbelow · godet
Refined sensitivity or rarity
- daintinessRefined, petite elegance
- prettinessAttractive visual quality
- femininityFemale nature or character
- eleganceRefined, graceful quality
refinement · gracefulness · charm · softness · gentleness · preciousness · coquettishness · chicness
extravagance
Excessive, wasteful spending
- superfluityExcessive amount beyond necessity
- overabundanceExcessive quantity beyond need
- ostentationVulgar flaunting of means
gaudiness · fussiness · showiness · flamboyance · pretension · affectation · unnecessary · indulgence · excessiveness · overelaboration
embellishment
Decorative addition or exaggeration
- adornmentDecorative addition or accessory
- flourishTo grow vigorously
- baroqueExcessively ornate or elaborate
rococo · filigree · scrollwork · gilded · elaborate · lavish · opulent · overwrought · florid · intricate
flounce
Ornamental gathered fabric strip
pleat · gather · trim · ribbon · tulle · chiffon · organza · furbelow · godet · smocking
delicacy
Refined sensitivity or rarity
- daintinessRefined, petite elegance
- prettinessAttractive visual quality
- femininityFemale nature or character
elegance · refinement · gracefulness · charm · softness · gentleness · preciousness · coquettishness · chicness
frillinessplainness
Unadorned, straightforward quality
simplicity · austerity · starkness · bareness · spareness
frillinessminimalism
Aesthetic of reduction
functionalism · utilitarianism · modernism · brutalism · asceticism
frillinessminimalism
Aesthetic of reduction
functionalism · utilitarianism · practicality · no-frills · streamlined
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