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ornate

[awr-neyt]

adjective

  1. elaborately or sumptuously adorned, often excessively or showily so.

    They bought an ornate Louis XIV sofa.

    Synonyms: , , ,
  2. embellished with rhetoric; florid or high-flown.

    an ornate style of writing.



ornate

/ ɔːˈԱɪ /

adjective

  1. heavily or elaborately decorated

  2. (of style in writing) overembellished; flowery

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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ornately adverb
  • ornateness noun
  • unornate adjective
  • unornately adverb
  • unornateness noun
  • ǰˈԲٱ adverb
  • ǰˈԲٱԱ noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of ornate1

1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin ǰٳܲ well-equipped, adorned, originally past participle of ǰ to equip; -ate 1
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of ornate1

C15: from Latin ǰ to decorate
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Example Sentences

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In the early 2010s, two ornate chairs said to have once belonged on the grounds of the Palace of Versailles appeared on the French antiques market.

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The house has period features such as ornate staircases, large fireplaces and high ceilings.

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It’s so ornate, so frothy with kitsch, you have to smile.

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He had a vision of what a spiritual center should look and feel like — which was majestic and ornate, says my architectural tour guide Amanda Brass, who has worked with PRS for six years.

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The view from the ornate throne on which Bradley Wiggins sat in the blazing London summer sun in 2012 must have been glorious.

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