ornate
Elaborately ornamented, often to excessElaborately ornamented, often to excess.
» The painting is in an ornate frame.
Meaning
3 sensesElaborately ornamented, often to excess.
kunstvoll, ornamentreich, reich verziert
Flashy, flowery or showy.
Finely finished, as a style of composition.
- marked by elaborate rhetoric and elaborated with decorative details
Examples
11 sentencesThe painting is in an ornate frame.
France is known for its ornate architecture.
Even the ceiling of the treasury is very ornate.
deSelbst die Decke der Schatzkammer ist sehr prunkvoll.
The ornate cornice adorned the top of the building.
The loaf of bread was adorned with ornate tiny squirrels.
deDer Brotlaib war mit kunstvollen kleinen Eichhörnchen verziert.
Translations
1 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
Learned borrowing from Latin ōrnātus, perfect passive participle of ōrnō (“to equip, adornLearned borrowing from Latin ōrnātus, perfect passive participle of ōrnō (“to equip, adorn”), see -ate (adjective-forming suffix). Doublet of orné.
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Forms
more ornate, most ornate| Comparative | more ornate Lesson |
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| Superlative | most ornate Lesson |
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Synonyms
2 synonymsWord family
10 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
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