decoration
The act of adorning, embellishing, or honoringThe act of adorning, embellishing, or honoring; ornamentation.
» Let's put up some Christmas decorations.
Meaning
5 senses(countable, uncountable)The act of adorning, embellishing, or honoring; ornamentation.
Dekorieren, Verschönern
украше́ниеukrašénije
(countable, uncountable)Any item that adorns, enriches, or beautifies; something added by way of embellishment or ornamentation.
Dekoration, Verschönerung
украше́ниеukrašénije, декора́цияdekorácija
прикра́саprykrása, оздо́баozdóba
(countable, uncountable)Specifically, any mark of honor to be worn upon the person, as a medal, cross, or ribbon of an order of knighthood, bestowed for services in war, great achievements in literature, art, etc.
Auszeichnung
награ́даnagráda
(countable, uncountable)The use of exotic sugars as decoys to distract the immune system of a host
(Hong Kong, countable, uncountable)Refurbishment; renovation
- the act of decorating something (in the hope of making it more attractive)
- something used to beautify
- an award for winning a championship or commemorating some other event
Examples
73 sentencesLet's put up some Christmas decorations.
You've done a wonderful job on the interior decoration.
Tom and Mary spent the day putting up Christmas decorations.
Tom told Mary she put up her Christmas decorations too early.
Tom told Mary that she put up her Christmas decorations too early.
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 3
By meaning 3
Origin
From Latin decoratio: compare French décoration. Morphologically decorate + -ion.From Latin decoratio: compare French décoration. Morphologically decorate + -ion.
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Forms
plural: decorations| Singular | decoration |
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| Plural | decorations |
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Synonyms
13 synonyms- something used to beautify:ornamentornamentation
- an award for winning a championship or commemorating some other event:laurel wreathmedalmedallionpalmribbon
Word family
10 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable