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    over-ornate

    adjective

    • 1. excessively ornate: "one of those over-ornate Vienna coffee houses"

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  2. Definition. Entries Near. Show more. Save Word. overornate. adjective. over· ornate. ¦ōvə (r)+. : unduly or excessively ornate. Love words? You must — there are over 200,000 words in our free online dictionary, but you are looking for one that’s only in the Merriam-Webster Unabridged Dictionary.

  3. overornate ( comparative more overornate, superlative most overornate) Excessively ornate. Categories: English terms prefixed with over-. English lemmas. English adjectives.

  4. Find 215 synonyms for over-ornate and other similar words that you can use instead from our thesaurus.

  5. having a lot of complicated decoration: a room with an ornate ceiling and gold mirrors. mainly disapproving. Language that is ornate contains too many complicated words or phrases: Some students are put off studying his work because of the ornate language of the poetry. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.

  6. adjective excessively ornate: one of those over-ornate Vienna coffee houses.excessively ornateover-ornateoverornate We use cookies to enhance your experience on our website. By continuing to use our website, you are agreeing to our use of cookies.

  7. Definition. ornate in style. He was a baroque figure dressed in theatrical, but elegant, clothes. Synonyms. ornate, fancy, bizarre, elegant, decorated, elaborate, extravagant, flamboyant, grotesque,

  8. The earliest known use of the adjective ornate is in the Middle English period (1150—1500). OED's earliest evidence for ornate is from before 1425, in Northern Pauline Epistles . ornate is a borrowing from Latin.

  9. Definition of ornate adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  10. 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.

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