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    adornment
    /əˈdɔːnm(ə)nt/

    noun

    • 1. a thing which adorns or decorates; an ornament: "the necktie is no longer a necessary male adornment"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishADORNMENT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    ADORNMENT definition: 1. something decorative, or the act of decorating something or someone 2. something decorative, or…. Learn more.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › adornmentAdornment Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    adornment. noun. adorn· ment ə-ˈdȯrn-mənt. Synonyms of adornment. 1. : the action of adorning : the state of being adorned. 2. : something that adorns. Synonyms. beautifier. caparison. decoration. doodad. embellisher. embellishment. frill. garnishment. garniture. ornamentation. setoff. trim. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus.

  4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishADORNMENT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    An adornment is something that is used to make a person or thing more beautiful. It was a building without any adornment or decoration. Synonyms: decoration , trimming , supplement , accessory More Synonyms of adornment

  5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryADORNMENT | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    ADORNMENT meaning: 1. something decorative, or the act of decorating something or someone 2. something decorative, or…. Learn more.

  6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › adornmentAdornment - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

    An adornment is some ornament or accent that makes a person or thing look more attractive. You might check out your hair in the mirror before a party and decide it needs an adornment — a hat or a glittery barrette.

  7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishadornment noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    [uncountable] the action of making something/somebody look more attractive by decorating it or them with something. Precious stones have been used for the purposes of adornment for over 7000 years. Check pronunciation: adornment. Definition of adornment noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.

  8. www.thefreedictionary.com › adornmentAdornment - definition of adornment by The Free Dictionary

    Define adornment. adornment synonyms, adornment pronunciation, adornment translation, English dictionary definition of adornment. n. 1. The act of adorning. 2. Something that beautifies or adorns; an ornament: "Japanese food is on the whole superb, one of the adornments of the culture"...

  9. www.britannica.com › dictionary › adornmentAdornment Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary

    ADORNMENT meaning: 1 : the act or process of making someone or something attractive by decorating the act or process of adorning someone or something; 2 : something added to make a person or thing more attractive.

  10. www.oed.com › dictionary › adornment_nadornment, n. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English ...

    The earliest known use of the noun adornment is in the Middle English period (1150—1500). OED's earliest evidence for adornment is from around 1405, in the writing of Geoffrey Chaucer, poet and administrator.

  11. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishADORN | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    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.