adorn
to decorate or add beauty to, as by ornaments: garlands of flowers adorning their hair.
to make more pleasing, attractive, impressive, etc.; enhance: Piety adorned Abigail's character.
Origin of adorn
1Other words for adorn
Other words from adorn
- a·dorn·er, noun
- a·dorn·ing·ly, adverb
- non·a·dorn·er, noun
- non·a·dorn·ing, adjective
- o·ver·a·dorn, verb (used with object)
- pre·a·dorn, verb (used with object)
- re·a·dorn, verb (used with object)
- re·a·dorn·ing, adjective
- self-a·dorn·ing, adjective
- su·per·a·dorn, verb (used with object)
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How to use adorn in a sentence
We preen our hair, adorn our bodies with ornaments, tattoos and makeup.
When Did We Become Fully Human? What Fossils and DNA Tell Us About the Evolution of Modern Intelligence | Nick Longrich | October 18, 2020 | Singularity HubCanada Goose, long criticized for its use of coyote fur, said in April it would stop buying new fur from trappers but would continue to adorn coats with recycled fur.
Yet thanks to those small worms, the soil on this antipodean ranch sucks up carbon dioxide while growing grass to feed the sheep that produce the wool that adorn the feet of hipsters a world away.
Allbirds is stepping up for the planet—by treading lightly on it | sheilamarikar | September 21, 2020 | FortuneCowries adorned the clothing of dancers, warriors, and the richest families.
Collina Strada sells stunning masks adorned in bright prints and tied with bows.
They receive money for food, and satellite dishes adorn many of the housing units.
Millions of Refugees from Syria’s War Are Clinging to Life In Toxic Conditions | Christopher Looney | April 14, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTElaborate, thousand-year-old murals featuring religious scenes adorn the walls of many temples.
Temple Hopping in the Paradise of Bagan, Burma | Nina Strochlic | December 5, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThe trio haunted east coast flea markets, sourcing knickknacks that would adorn the lobby and guest rooms.
Ace Hotel Founder Alex Calderwood’s Greatest Legacy | Jessica Dawson | November 20, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTTypical of most old cemeteries, eerie carved-stone Angels of Death and other ghoulish figures adorn many of the tombstones.
Welcome to the Most Haunted Graveyard in the World. Safety Not Guaranteed. | Nina Strochlic | October 31, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTFading newspaper clippings about her family adorn the walls near her office in the entryway to the compound.
They name the deceased child an angelito, (little angel), and adorn it in every possible way.
A Woman's Journey Round the World | Ida PfeifferShortly there appeared a youngish man, constructed by nature to adorn wearing apparel.
Scattergood Baines | Clarence Budington KellandHe liked to adorn her with jewels, to see her dance, and to tell her what sport he had had with his dogs and his falcons.
The History of England from the Accession of James II. | Thomas Babington MacaulaySuch men could not fail to adorn the faith they professed, and do honour to the Church in which they had been nurtured.
The English Church in the Eighteenth Century | Charles J. Abbey and John H. OvertonIt is only,” replies the friar, “to grace and adorn my speech; it is the colour of a Ciceronian rhetoric.
A Cursory History of Swearing | Julian Sharman
British Dictionary definitions for adorn
/ (əˈdɔːn) /
to decorate: she adorned her hair with flowers
to increase the beauty, distinction, etc, of
Origin of adorn
1Derived forms of adorn
- adornment, noun
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