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- [awr-neyt]
- /ɔrˈneɪt/
- /ɔːˈneɪt/
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- [awr-neyt]
- /ɔrˈneɪt/
Definitions of ornate word
- adjective ornate elaborately or sumptuously adorned, often excessively or showily so: They bought an ornate Louis XIV sofa. 1
- adjective ornate embellished with rhetoric; florid or high-flown: an ornate style of writing. 1
- noun ornate Made in an intricate shape or decorated with complex patterns. 1
- adjective ornate highly decorative 1
- adjective ornate language: flowery 1
- adjective ornate An ornate building, piece of furniture, or object is decorated with complicated patterns or shapes. 0
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Origin of ornate
First appearance:
before 1375 One of the 22% oldest English words
1375-1425; late Middle English < Latin ornātus well-equipped, adorned, orig. past participle of ornāre to equip; see -ate1
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Parts of speech for Ornate
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ornate popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
ornate usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for ornate
adjective ornate
- decorative — Something that is decorative is intended to look pretty or attractive.
- overelaborate — excessively or fussily elaborate, ornate, detailed, etc.
- baroque — Baroque architecture and art is an elaborate style of architecture and art that was popular in Europe in the seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries.
- sumptuous — entailing great expense, as from choice materials, fine work, etc.; costly: a sumptuous residence.
- lavish — expended, bestowed, or occurring in profusion: lavish spending.
Antonyms for ornate
adjective ornate
- unadorned — to decorate or add beauty to, as by ornaments: garlands of flowers adorning their hair.
- plain — clear or distinct to the eye or ear: a plain trail to the river; to stand in plain view.
- dull — not sharp; blunt: a dull knife.
- offensive — causing resentful displeasure; highly irritating, angering, or annoying: offensive television commercials.
- poor — having little or no money, goods, or other means of support: a poor family living on welfare.
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