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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Shea Simmons, Southern Living, 8 Mar. 2025
Serial killer kept 'trinkets' from gruesome slayings that could offer evidence trove.
—Fox News Staff, Fox News, 7 Mar. 2025
Juliet Narrow Arch Bookcase Any cottagecore enthusiast needs somewhere to store their books, trinkets, and plants.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Mar. 2025
On a corner of Post Street in downtown San Jose, a small shop brightly colored with pink and orange walls displays feminine drawings, candles shaped like cakes and trinkets.
—Autumn Alvarez, The Mercury News, 4 Feb. 2025
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“Trinket.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trinket. Accessed 24 Mar. 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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