Memento vs. Trinket — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Memento and Trinket
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Memento
An object kept as a reminder of a person or event
You can purchase a memento of your visit
Trinket
A small ornament, such as a piece of jewelry.
Memento
A keepsake.
Trinket
A trivial thing; a trifle.
Memento
A keepsake; an object kept as a reminder of a place or event.
I kept the shell as a memento of my visit to the seashore.
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Trinket
A small showy ornament or piece of jewelry
That little trinket around her neck must have cost a bundle.
Memento
A hint, suggestion, token, or memorial, to awaken memory; that which reminds or recalls to memory; a souvenir.
Seasonable mementos may be useful.
Trinket
A thing of little value; a trifle; a toy.
It's only a little trinket, but it reminds her of him.
Memento
A reminder of past events
Trinket
(nautical) A three-cornered sail formerly carried on a ship's foremast, probably on a lateen yard.
Trinket
(obsolete) A knife; a cutting tool.
Trinket
To give trinkets; to court favour.
Trinket
A three-cornered sail formerly carried on a ship's foremast, probably on a lateen yard.
Sailing always with the sheets of mainsail and trinket warily in our hands.
Trinket
A knife; a cutting tool.
Trinket
A small ornament, as a jewel, ring, or the like.
Trinket
A thing of little value; a trifle; a toy.
Trinket
To give trinkets; hence, to court favor; to intrigue.
Trinket
Cheap showy jewelry or ornament on clothing
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