ornamentation
NounUS[awr-nuh-men-tey-shuhn]/ˌɔrnəmɛnˈteɪʃən/5 syllables
Open English WordNet
Noun (3)
- the state of being ornamentedType of state
- something used to beautifySynonyms: decorationornamentType of artifact, artefactKinds design, brass, interior decoration, set decoration, finial, arabesque, folderal, sprig, tail fin, sgraffito +28 more
- the act of adding extraneous decorations to somethingSynonyms: embellishmentType of decoration
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Or′na·men·ta′tion noun
1. The act or art of ornamenting, or the state of being ornamented.
2. That which ornaments. Charles Kingsley
3. The ornaments embellishing an object, collectively; as, each room of the palace had a strikingly different ornamentation.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54 · with additions: +PJC