Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913 Clinquant · Clin·quant · IPA /ˈklɪŋkənt/ a. n. 01 a. Glittering; dressed in, or overlaid with, tinsel finery. 1. Glittering; dressed in, or overlaid with, tinsel finery.[Obs.] 02 n. Tinsel; Dutch gold. 1. Tinsel; Dutch gold.