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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (1)

1. serving an esthetic rather than a useful purpose;
- Example: "cosmetic fenders on cars"
- Example: "the buildings were utilitarian rather than decorative"
[syn: cosmetic, decorative, ornamental]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Decorative \Dec"o*ra*tive\ (d[e^]k"[-o]*r[.a]*t[i^]v or
   d[e^]k"[-o]*r[asl]*t[i^]v), a. [Cf. F. d['e]coratif.]
   Suited to decorate or embellish; adorning. --
   Dec"o*ra*tive*ness, n.
   [1913 Webster]

   Decorative art, fine art which has for its end
      ornamentation, rather than the representation of objects
      or events.
      [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

decorative
    adj 1: serving an esthetic rather than a useful purpose;
           "cosmetic fenders on cars"; "the buildings were
           utilitarian rather than decorative" [syn: cosmetic,
           decorative, ornamental]