ornamental
Serving as an ornamentServing as an ornament; having no purpose other than to make more beautiful.
» Hydrangeas are popular ornamental garden shrubs.
Als Ziersträucher im Garten sind Hortensien sehr beliebt. — Melang
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2 sensesServing as an ornament; having no purpose other than to make more beautiful.
Some think it most ornamental to wear their bracelets on their wrists; others, about their ankles.
Zier-, dekorativ
serving an esthetic rather than a useful purpose
(usually)Bred for aesthetic or decorative purposes.
Those cranberry bushes are ornamental, so they're not edible.
Examples
15 sentencesHydrangeas are popular ornamental garden shrubs.
deAls Ziersträucher im Garten sind Hortensien sehr beliebt. — Melang
Ziri uses ivies as ornamental plants.
The snowberry is a popular ornamental shrub.
deKnallerbsen sind beliebte Ziersträucher. — Yorwba
Heather is a very popular ornamental plant.
Medlar trees are used as ornamental plants.
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From ornament + -al.From ornament + -al.
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Forms
more ornamental, most ornamental| Comparative | more ornamental Lesson |
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| Superlative | most ornamental Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
4 synonyms- serving an esthetic rather than a useful purpose:cosmeticdecorative
Word family
11 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form