knick-knackery

The wooden shelf is filled with various knick-knackery collected over many years.

Definition

1. Noun (uncountable):
   • Small decorative items collectively: "knick-knackery" refers to a collection of small, often ornamental, objects of little value, typically used for decoration.
   • The trade or business of such items: It can also denote the occupation of buying and selling these small decorative objects.

Usage Examples

• (A collection of small, decorative souvenirs.)
• (A business dealing in ornamental items.)

Advanced Usage

• "a piece of knick-knackery": an individual small decorative object.
  • He bought a piece of knick-knackery as a memento. (A single trinket.)

Variants and Related Words

• Knick-knack (n): a single small decorative object or trinket.

  • The shelf held a single knick-knack. (One ornamental item.)

• Knick-knackery (adj): relating to or resembling such items.

  • The room had a knick-knackery feel. (Cluttered with small ornaments.)

Synonyms

• Trinketry: a collection of small, cheap ornaments.
• Bric-a-brac: miscellaneous small objects, especially decorative ones.
• Ornamentation: decorative items collectively.

Related Idioms

• "a knick-knackery of curios": a diverse assortment of unusual small objects.
  • The museum's display was a knick-knackery of curios from around the world. (A varied collection of oddities.)