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- [uh-dawrn]
- /əˈdɔrn/
- /əˈdɔːn/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [uh-dawrn]
- /əˈdɔrn/
Definitions of adorn word
- verb adorn If something adorns a place or an object, it makes it look more beautiful. 3
- verb adorn to decorate 3
- verb adorn to increase the beauty, distinction, etc, of 3
- verb transitive adorn to be an ornament to; add beauty, splendor, or distinction to 3
- verb transitive adorn to put decorations on; ornament 3
- verb with object adorn to decorate or add beauty to, as by ornaments: garlands of flowers adorning their hair. 1
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Origin of adorn
First appearance:
before 1325 One of the 16% oldest English words
1325-75; Middle English adornen < Latin adōrnāre, equivalent to ad- ad- + ōrnāre to dress (see ornate); replacing late Middle English aourne < Middle French < Latin
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Parts of speech for Adorn
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
adorn popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
adorn usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for adorn
verb adorn
- trim — to put into a neat or orderly condition by clipping, paring, pruning, etc.: to trim a hedge.
- bedeck — If flags or other ornaments bedeck a place, a lot of them have been hung up to decorate it.
- dress up — of or for a dress or dresses.
- deck — A deck on a vehicle such as a bus or ship is a lower or upper area of it.
- spruce up — trim in dress or appearance; neat; smart; dapper.
noun adorn
- caparison — a decorated covering for a horse or other animal, esp (formerly) for a warhorse
Antonyms for adorn
verb adorn
- disfigure — to mar the appearance or beauty of; deform; deface: Our old towns are increasingly disfigured by tasteless new buildings.
- mar — to damage or spoil to a certain extent; render less perfect, attractive, useful, etc.; impair or spoil: That billboard mars the view. The holiday was marred by bad weather.
- decrease — When something decreases or when you decrease it, it becomes less in quantity, size, or intensity.
- damage — To damage an object means to break it, spoil it physically, or stop it from working properly.
- deform — If something deforms a person's body or something else, it causes it to have an unnatural shape. In technical English, you can also say that the second thing deforms.
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