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- Dictionaryadorn/əˈdɔːn/
verb
- 1. make more beautiful or attractive: "pictures and prints adorned his walls"
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to make something more attractive by putting something on it: The bride’s hair was adorned with fresh flowers. adornment. noun [ C/U ] us / əˈdɔrn·mənt / [ C ] Her only adornment was a ruby necklace.
The meaning of ADORN is to enhance the appearance of especially with beautiful objects. How to use adorn in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Adorn.
to make something more attractive by putting something on it: The bride’s hair was adorned with fresh flowers. adornment. noun [ C/U ] us / əˈdɔrn·mənt / [ C ] Her only adornment was a ruby necklace.
If something adorns a place or an object, it makes it look more beautiful. His watercolour designs adorn a wide range of books. [VERB noun] Several magnificent oil paintings adorn the walls. [VERB noun] Synonyms: decorate, enhance, deck, trim More Synonyms of adorn. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.
Adorn definition: to decorate or add beauty to, as by ornaments. See examples of ADORN used in a sentence.
1. To lend beauty to: flowers adorned the walkway. 2. To enhance or decorate with or as if with ornaments: "[He] requires the presence of titles to legitimate and adorn ... his imperfect status" (Cynthia Ozick). [Middle English adornen, from Old French adourner, from Latin adōrnāre : ad-, ad- + ōrnāre, to decorate; see ar- in Indo-European roots .]
Definition of adorn verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
To adorn is to dress something up by decorating it. You might adorn your poncho with fringe or your poodle's dog collar with rhinestones.
adorn meaning, definition, what is adorn: to decorate something: Learn more.
Adorn definition: to decorate or add beauty to, as by ornaments. See examples of ADORN used in a sentence.
