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adjective
- 1. elaborately or highly decorated: "an ornate wrought-iron railing" Similar
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ORNATE definition: 1. having a lot of complicated decoration: 2. Language that is ornate contains too many…. Learn more.
The meaning of ORNATE is marked by elaborate rhetoric or florid style. How to use ornate in a sentence.
Ornate definition: elaborately or sumptuously adorned, often excessively or showily so. See examples of ORNATE used in a sentence.
Definition of 'ornate' ornate. (ɔːʳneɪt ) adjective. An ornate building, piece of furniture, or object is decorated with complicated patterns or shapes. ...an ornate iron staircase. ...the big dining-room with its massive fireplace and ornate ceiling. Synonyms: elaborate, fancy, decorated, detailed More Synonyms of ornate.
If something is ornate — whether it's a ball gown, a set of dishes, or a poem — it seems to be covered in ornaments. It's lavish, flowery, or heavily adorned. Look at the first four letters of ornate, and you'll spot the beginning of its close relative ornament.
adjective. /ɔːˈneɪt/. /ɔːrˈneɪt/. covered with a lot of decoration, especially when this involves very small or complicated designs. a mirror in an ornate gold frame. This style is a little too ornate for my taste. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. Word Origin.
1. Elaborately, heavily, and often excessively ornamented. 2. Elaborate or showy, as in style: ornate rhetoric. [Middle English, from Latin ōrnātus, past participle of ōrnāre, to embellish; see ar- in Indo-European roots.] or·nate′ly adv. or·nate′ness n.
