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- [gahr-luh nd]
- /ˈgɑr lənd/
- /ˈɡɑː.lənd/
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- [gahr-luh nd]
- /ˈgɑr lənd/
Definitions of garlanded word
- noun garlanded a wreath or festoon of flowers, leaves, or other material, worn for ornament or as an honor or hung on something as a decoration: A garland of laurel was placed on the winner's head. 1
- noun garlanded a representation of such a wreath or festoon. 1
- noun garlanded a collection of short literary pieces, as poems and ballads; literary miscellany. 1
- noun garlanded Nautical. a band, collar, or grommet, as of rope. 1
- verb with object garlanded to crown with a garland; deck with garlands. 1
- noun garlanded Adorn or crown with a garland. 1
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Origin of garlanded
First appearance:
before 1275 One of the 13% oldest English words
1275-1325; Middle English ger(e)lande, garlande < Old French < ?
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Parts of speech for Garlanded
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
garlanded popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
garlanded usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for garlanded
adj garlanded
- illuminated — to supply or brighten with light; light up.
- wrought — Archaic except in some senses. a simple past tense and past participle of work.
- graphic — giving a clear and effective picture; vivid: a graphic account of an earthquake.
- decorated — (often initial capital letter) of pertaining to, or characteristic of the English gothic architecture of the late 13th through the late 14th centuries, characterized by curvilinear tracery, elaborate ornamental sculpture and vaulting, and refinement of stonecutting techniques.
- adorned — to decorate or add beauty to, as by ornaments: garlands of flowers adorning their hair.
verb garlanded
- bedeck — If flags or other ornaments bedeck a place, a lot of them have been hung up to decorate it.
- festoon — a string or chain of flowers, foliage, ribbon, etc., suspended in a curve between two points.
- beautify — If you beautify something, you make it look more beautiful.
- decorate — If you decorate something, you make it more attractive by adding things to it.
- adorn — If something adorns a place or an object, it makes it look more beautiful.
adjective garlanded
- festooned — a string or chain of flowers, foliage, ribbon, etc., suspended in a curve between two points.
- wreathed — a circular band of flowers, foliage, or any ornamental work, for adorning the head or for any decorative purpose; a garland or chaplet.
- hung — simple past tense and past participle of hang.
- draped — Simple past tense and past participle of drape.
- bedecked — If a place is bedecked with flags or other ornaments, these things have been hung up to decorate it.
Antonyms for garlanded
verb garlanded
- 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.
- mess up — a dirty, untidy, or disordered condition: The room was in a mess.
- disrobe — Take off one's clothes.
- spoil — to damage severely or harm (something), especially with reference to its excellence, value, usefulness, etc.: The water stain spoiled the painting. Drought spoiled the corn crop.
adjective garlanded
- unadorned — to decorate or add beauty to, as by ornaments: garlands of flowers adorning their hair.
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