Synonyms for tiffany
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : tif-uh-nee |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈtɪf ə ni |
Top 10 synonyms for tiffany Other synonyms for the word tiffany
- airy
- cellophane
- cobwebby
- crystal clear
- crystal-clear
- crystalline
- dainty
- delicate
- diaphanous
- filmy
- fine
- fine-grained
- flimsy
- floaty
- fragile
- glassy
- gossamer
- hyaline
- insubstantial
- light
- limpid
- lucent
- lucid
- pellucid
- permeable
- plain
- see-through
- sheer
- slight
- smooth
- soft
- tiffany
- transparent
- transpicuous
- vitreous
- wispy
Définition of tiffany
Origin :- "type of thin, transparent fabric," c.1600; earlier a common name for the festival of the Epiphany (early 14c.; in Anglo-French from late 13c.), from Old French Tifinie, Tiphanie (c.1200), from Late Latin Theophania "Theophany," another name for the Epiphany, from Greek theophania "the manifestation of a god."
- Also popular in Old French and Middle English as a name given to girls born on Epiphany Day. The fabric sense is found only in English and is of obscure origin and uncertain relation to the other meanings, unless as a fanciful allusion to "manifestation:"
- The invention of that fine silke, Tiffanie, Sarcenet, and Cypres, which instead of apparell to cover and hide, shew women naked through them. [Holland's "Pliny," 1601]
- The fashionable N.Y. jewelry firm Tiffany & Co. (1895) is named for its founder, goldsmith Charles L. Tiffany (1812-1902) and his son, Louis C. Tiffany (1848-1933), who was the Art Nouveau decorator noted for his glassware. The surname is attested in English from 1206.
- As in sheer : adj see-through, thin
- As in transparent : adj see-through
- As in see-through : adj transparent
- As in filmy : adj finespun, fragile
- As in gauzy : adj see-through, gossamer in texture
- As in gossamer : adj gauzy, thin
- Mr. Tiffany and my father could play chess all day long, and most of the night.
- Extract from : « Up the River » by Oliver Optic
- Owen did not appear to know Mr. Tiffany, or to know of him when his name was mentioned.
- Extract from : « Down South » by Oliver Optic
- "Then I will walk with you to your boat," continued Mr. Tiffany.
- Extract from : « Down South » by Oliver Optic
- Mr. Tiffany seemed to be very earnest in what he said; but I was disappointed because he did not say more.
- Extract from : « Down South » by Oliver Optic
- "But the snakes are more afraid of you than you are of them, Miss Tiffany," replied Cornwood.
- Extract from : « Down South » by Oliver Optic
- Brilliana was speaking to Tiffany even as she entered the gallery.
- Extract from : « The Lady of Loyalty House » by Justin Huntly McCarthy
- Mrs. Satchell shook her head at Brilliana and her fist at Tiffany.
- Extract from : « The Lady of Loyalty House » by Justin Huntly McCarthy
- That is, he suggested it—gave me the money—and I had them made at Tiffany's.
- Extract from : « Blue Bonnet in Boston » by Caroline E. Jacobs
- A gentle knock, and we open to find the doorway suffused by Tiffany.
- Extract from : « Peking Dust » by Ellen N. La Motte
- "Yes, it is a Tiffany setting," she observed, seeing my eyes drawn to it.
- Extract from : « Seen and Unseen » by E. Katharine Bates
Antonyms for tiffany
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