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ornamentalism

or·na·men·tal·ism
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [awr-nuh-men-tl-iz-uh m]
    • /ˌɔr nəˈmɛn tlˌɪz əm/
    • /ˌɔːnəˈmɛntlɪz(ə)m /
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [awr-nuh-men-tl-iz-uh m]
    • /ˌɔr nəˈmɛn tlˌɪz əm/

Definition of ornamentalism word

  • noun ornamentalism the desire or tendency to feature ornament in the design of buildings, interiors, furnishings, etc. 1
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Origin of ornamentalism

First appearance:

before 1860
One of the 29% newest English words
First recorded in 1860-65; ornamental + -ism

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Parts of speech for Ornamentalism

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Ornamentalism

ornamentalism popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 42% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 52% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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