tchotchkes

noun

plural of tchotchke
as in ornamentals
a small object displayed for its attractiveness or interest shelves cluttered with tchotchkes from a lifetime of vacations

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Recent Examples of tchotchkes The store also boasts a good offering of clothing, home decor, jewelry, and a variety of tchotchkes. — Kristy Tolley, Travel + Leisure, 6 Aug. 2026 At the time, the space was filled with tables and shelves overflowing with antiques, tchotchkes and vintage portraits from a lifetime of collecting. — Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 29 July 2026 Boxes of OpenAI Codex swag consisting of a hat, hoodie and a few small tchotchkes were fetching as much as $475. — Rashi Shrivastava, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026 Some of Jarrett’s favorites in the collection are the tchotchkes Obama kept on the campaign trail in 2007. — Michael Loria, USA Today, 19 June 2026 The Patterson house is filled with children’s drawings, family memorabilia, tchotchkes, posters, plants, and a wide variety of domestic accoutrements, in an eye-catching spectrum of colors. — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 12 June 2026 Makes sense—after all, a vintage-loving girlie’s got to save room on the tour bus for just a couple tchotchkes to bring home from the road, right? — Amelia Edelman, Southern Living, 5 June 2026 The market offers local tchotchkes and a few snacks, but the real winner is the Pizza Boxx counter-service restaurant inside. — Kate Williams, AJC.com, 22 May 2026 This means items like family photos, personal mementos and memorabilia, tchotchkes, and taste-and hobby-specific items should be packed away, Beauchamp says. — Cori Sears, The Spruce, 27 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tchotchkes
  1. ornamentals
  2. novelties
  3. ornaments
  4. knickknacks
  5. souvenirs
  6. trinkets
Noun
  • Select a fungicide labeled for leaf spots on ornamentals and follow the label.
    — Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Native species tend to establish faster and handle local climate stress better than ornamentals imported from other regions.
    — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Charlotte Observer, 30 July 2026
Definition of ornamentals
Noun
  • Other novelties included Kiss Kiss, reinvented in 2005 with Hervé Can der Straeten, and Rouge G, reinvented with Lorenz Bäumer featuring the famed double-mirror case.
    — Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 12 Aug. 2026
  • What seemed like a low barrier for starting a company and finding investors — spurring viral storylines around 19-year-old blockchain CEOs and other such novelties — has given way to a high sense of precarity for people entering today’s arena.
    — Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of novelties
Noun
  • The style features dazzling dainty straps intersecting across the toes and an ankle strap adorned with lemon and leaf ornaments.
    — Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 25 Aug. 2026
  • The new tariff will also apply to a range of Canadian exports, including flags, bookbinding materials, some types of vacuum cleaners and Christmas ornaments.
    — Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of ornaments
Noun
  • The General Store, a Littleton spot for gifts, knickknacks and small bites, will open its second location in the unit directly next door to the 26-foot-tall ice cream churn bucket.
    — Matthew Geiger, Denver Post, 21 Aug. 2026
  • This trickles down to knickknacks and other decorative items that wind up on the coffee table when thet could easily be stored in the side table drawer.
    — Amanda Sims, Architectural Digest, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of knickknacks
Noun
  • But the association will not advertise a destination until the tribe or business approves its description – a small reversal of the old roadside economy, in which outsiders invented Native identities for signs and souvenirs.
    — Harry Bruinius, Christian Science Monitor, 24 Aug. 2026
  • The souvenirs are regularly sold on marketplaces and e-commerce sites.
    — Jason Jones, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of souvenirs
Noun
  • Plenty of cat decorations are also seen alongside his wife’s work, such as trinkets in the office and pillows in one of the bedrooms.
    — Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 25 Aug. 2026
  • In keeping with its museum neighbour, the hotel is filled with fascinating trinkets and artsy details that reward a closer look.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of trinkets

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“Tchotchkes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tchotchkes. Accessed 29 Aug. 2026.

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