1
: a small ornament (such as a jewel or ring)
2
: a small article of equipment
3
: a thing of little value : trifle
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the top of his desk was littered with trinkets that were collected as souvenirs from various vacations
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Marla Jo Fisher, Oc Register, 30 Aug. 2025
Charlie Hunnam will play the notorious murderer who, among other things, fashioned trinkets and furniture out of the corpses from robbed graves.
—Lucy Ford, Time, 28 Aug. 2025
Layer in family heirlooms, travel souvenirs, or antique trinkets to create depth and personality.
—Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Aug. 2025
Some items come across as tchotchke trinkets but others could fetch in excess of $100,000.
—Russ Wiles, AZCentral.com, 23 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for trinket
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“Trinket.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trinket. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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trinket
noun
trin·ket
ˈtriŋ-kət 
1
: a small ornament (as a jewel or ring)
2
: a thing of little value
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