Difference between Cheap and Gimcrack

What is the difference between Cheap and Gimcrack?

Cheap as an adjective is low and/or reduced in price. while Gimcrack as an adjective is showy but of poor quality; worthless.

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Low and/or reduced in price. Of poor quality. Of little worth. unfairly powerful.

Example sentence: Real happiness is cheap enough, yet how dearly we pay for its counterfeit.

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Showy but of poor quality; worthless.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: Something showy but worthless; a gimmick or bauble.

We hope you now know whether to use Cheap or Gimcrack in your sentence.