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   ornate

   /ɔːˈneɪt/

   adjective

   • 1. elaborately or highly decorated: "an ornate wrought-iron railing" Similar elaboratedecoratedembellishedadornedornamentedfancyover-elaboratefussybusyostentatiousshowybaroquerococofloridwedding-cakegingerbreadinformal:flashflashy
   • ▪ (of literary style) using unusual words and complex constructions: "peculiarly ornate and metaphorical language" Similar elaborateover-elaboratefloweryfloridflamboyantgrandiosepompouspretentiousaffectedhigh-flownhigh-soundingorotundfulsomemagniloquentgrandiloquentrhetoricaloratoricalbombasticlabouredstrainedoverwroughtoverblownoverripeoverdoneconvolutedstiltedturgidinflatedinformal:highfalutinpurplerare:tumidpleonasticeuphuisticaureateOssianicfustianhyperventilatedOpposite plainausteresimple
   • ▪ (of musical composition or performance) using many ornaments such as grace notes and trills.

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin ornatus ‘adorned’, past participle of ornare.

   Derivatives

   • 1. ornately adverb
   • 2. ornateness noun

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   How do you know if something is 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. Ornate most often describes how something looks, but it doesn't have to be visual.

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   What is the origin of the word ornate?

   • early 15c., from Latin ornatus "fitted out, furnished, supplied; adorned, decorated, embellished," past participle of ornare "adorn, fit out," from stem of ordo "order" (see order (n.)). Earliest reference is to literary style. Related: Ornately; ornateness. The mass was an ornate one, though not more so than they were accustomed to at Beaulieu.

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   • 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. Eventually they reached a pair of ornately carved doors. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 1. 2.

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   Ornate means having a lot of complicated decoration or language that is too elaborate. Learn more about the word, its pronunciation, synonyms, and translations in different languages.

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     ORNATE meaning: 1. having a lot of complicated decoration:...

   • Znaczenie Ornate, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     ORNATE definicja: 1. having a lot of complicated decoration:...

   • Ornate Spanish Translation

     ORNATE translate: ornamentado, florido, ornamentado,...

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     ORNATE translate: reich verziert. Learn more in the...

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     ORNATE translate: lộng lẫy. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Ornate: French Translation

     ORNATE translate: très orné. Learn more in the Cambridge...

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     ORNATE translate: 装饰华丽的，装饰繁复的, 辞藻华丽的. Learn more in the...

   • Ornate: Indonesian Translation

     ORNATE translate: penuh hiasan. Learn more in the Cambridge...

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   ornate: 1 adj marked by complexity and richness of detail Synonyms: elaborate , luxuriant fancy not plain; decorative or ornamented adj marked by elaborate rhetoric and elaborated with decorative details “" ornate rhetoric taught out of the rule of Plato"-John Milton” Synonyms: flowery rhetorical given to rhetoric, emphasizing style at the ...

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   Ornate means marked by elaborate rhetoric or florid style, or elaborately or excessively decorated. See synonyms, example sentences, word history, and related words for ornate.

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   Ornate definition: elaborately or sumptuously adorned, often excessively or showily so. See examples of ORNATE used in a sentence.

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   Ornate means covered with a lot of decoration, especially when this involves very small or complicated designs. Learn how to use this adjective with pictures, pronunciation, synonyms and more.

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   Ornate means decorated with complicated patterns or shapes, often to excess or showily. Learn the synonyms, pronunciation, word origin, and usage of ornate in sentences and collocations.

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    Ornate means elaborately and heavily ornamented, often excessively or showily. Find the origin, pronunciation, and translations of ornate in different languages, as well as related words and antonyms.