ornateness

Noun
Synonyms: grandiositymagniloquencegrandiloquencerhetoricelaborateness

Open English WordNet

Noun (2)

  1. high-flown style; excessive use of verbal ornamentation“the grandiosity of his prose”“an excessive ornateness of language”Synonyms: grandiositymagniloquencegrandiloquencerhetoricType of expressive style, styleKinds bombast, flourish
  2. an ornate appearance; being elaborately (even excessively) decoratedSynonyms: elaboratenessType of appearance, visual aspectKinds flamboyance, fussiness

Related words magniloquent adjective, elaborate adjective

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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Or·nate′ness noun

The quality of being ornate.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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