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ornate
[awr-neyt]
adjective
elaborately or sumptuously adorned, often excessively or showily so.
They bought an ornate Louis XIV sofa.
Synonyms: , , ,embellished with rhetoric; florid or high-flown.
an ornate style of writing.
ornate
/ ɔːˈԱɪ /
adjective
heavily or elaborately decorated
(of style in writing) overembellished; flowery
Other 51Թ Forms
- ornately adverb
- ornateness noun
- unornate adjective
- unornately adverb
- unornateness noun
- ǰˈԲٱ adverb
- ǰˈԲٱԱ noun
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of ornate1
Example Sentences
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.
The house has period features such as ornate staircases, large fireplaces and high ceilings.
It’s so ornate, so frothy with kitsch, you have to smile.
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.
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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