decorate vs tinsel

tinsel vs decorate

decorate is not a noun while tinsel is a noun.

decorate and tinsel both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
decorate	No	No	Yes	No
tinsel	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, tinsel is a hyponym of decorate; that is, tinsel is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than decorate:

decorate: make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.
tinsel: adorn with tinsel

Other hyponyms of decorate include wreathe, beset, encrust, incrust, braid, broider, embroider, stick, illustrate, garland, fledge, flight, bespangle, spangle, foliate, flag, bard, barde, caparison, dress up, bead, pipe, applique, gild the lily, paint the lily, vermiculate, smock, hang, prank, tart up, stucco, redecorate, panel, bejewel, jewel, filet, fillet, scallop, bedizen, dress ship, dress, garnish, trim, trim, bedeck, bedight, deck, festoon, enamel, inlay, lacquer, begild, engild, gild, illuminate, blazon, emblazon, color, colour, emblazon, fringe, fret, landscape.

decorate (noun)	tinsel (noun)
	a thread with glittering metal foil attached
	a showy decoration that is basically valueless

decorate (verb)	tinsel (verb)
provide with decoration	interweave with tinsel
make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.	adorn with tinsel
award a mark of honor, such as a medal, to	impart a cheap brightness to
be beautiful to look at

Difference between decorate and tinsel

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