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ornate

American  
[awr-neyt] / ɔrˈneɪt /

adjective

  1. elaborately or sumptuously adorned, often excessively or showily so.

    They bought an ornate Louis XIV sofa.
    Synonyms:
    lavish, rich, ostentatious, showy

  2. embellished with rhetoric; florid or high-flown.

    an ornate style of writing.
ornate British  
/ ɔːˈneɪt /

adjective

  1. heavily or elaborately decorated

  2. (of style in writing) overembellished; flowery

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Other Word Forms

  • ornately adverb
  • ornateness noun
  • unornate adjective
  • unornately adverb
  • unornateness noun

Etymology

Origin of ornate

1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin ornātus well-equipped, adorned, originally past participle of ornāre to equip; -ate 1

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