Printer Friendly
The Free Dictionary
1,027,742,898 visitors served.
?
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

adorn
(redirected from adorns)

   Also found in: Wikipedia 0.01 sec.
a·dorn  (-dôrn)
tr.v. a·dorned, a·dorn·ing, a·dorns
1. To lend beauty to: "the pale mimosas that adorned the favorite promenade" Ronald Firbank.
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 adrnre : ad-, ad- + rnre, to decorate; see ar- in Indo-European roots.]

a·dorner n.

adorn
Verb
to decorate; increase the beauty of [Latin adornare]
adornment n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.adorn - make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.; "Decorate the room for the party"; "beautify yourself for the special day"
alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"
wreathe - decorate or deck with wreaths; "wreathe the grave site"
incrust, encrust, beset - decorate or cover lavishly (as with gems)
braid - decorate with braids or ribbons; "braid a collar"
broider, embroider - decorate with needlework
stick - cover and decorate with objects that pierce the surface; "stick some feathers in the turkey before you serve it"
illustrate - supply with illustrations; "illustrate a book with drawings"
garland - adorn with bands of flowers or leaves; "They garlanded the statue"
fledge, flight - decorate with feathers; "fledge an arrow"
bespangle, spangle - decorate with spangles; "the star-spangled banner"
foliate - decorate with leaves
flag - decorate with flags; "the building was flagged for the holiday"
bard, barde, caparison, dress up - put a caparison on; "caparison the horses for the festive occasion"
bead - decorate by sewing beads onto; "bead the wedding gown"
pipe - trim with piping; "pipe the skirt"
applique - sew on as a decoration
gild the lily, paint the lily - adorn unnecessarily (something that is already beautiful)
vermiculate - decorate with wavy or winding lines
smock - embellish by sewing in straight lines crossing each other diagonally; "The folk dancers wore smocked shirts"
hang - decorate or furnish with something suspended; "Hang wallpaper"
prank - dress or decorate showily or gaudily; "Roses were pranking the lawn"
tinsel - adorn with tinsel; "snow flakes tinseled the trees"
tart up - decorate in a cheap and flashy way; "the small-town bar was all tarted up"
stucco - decorate with stucco work; "stuccoed ceilings"
redecorate - redo the decoration of an apartment or house
panel - decorate with panels; "panel the walls with wood"
bejewel, jewel - adorn or decorate with precious stones; "jeweled dresses"
filet, fillet - decorate with a lace of geometric designs
scallop - decorate an edge with scallops; "the dress had a scalloped skirt"
bedizen - decorate tastelessly
dress ship - decorate a ship with flags
garnish, trim, dress - decorate (food), as with parsley or other ornamental foods
trim - decorate, as with ornaments; "trim the christmas tree"; "trim a shop window"
bedeck, bedight, deck - decorate; "deck the halls with holly"
festoon - decorate with strings of flowers; "The public buildings were festooned for the holiday"
enamel - coat, inlay, or surface with enamel
inlay - decorate the surface of by inserting wood, stone, and metal
lacquer - coat with lacquer; "A lacquered box from China"
begild, engild, gild - decorate with, or as if with, gold leaf or liquid gold
illuminate - add embellishments and paintings to (medieval manuscripts)
blazon, emblazon - decorate with heraldic arms
emblazon, colour, color - decorate with colors; "color the walls with paint in warm tones"
fringe - adorn with a fringe; "The weaver fringed the scarf"
fret - decorate with an interlaced design
landscape - embellish with plants; "Let's landscape the yard"
ornament - be an ornament to; "stars ornamented the Christmas tree"
2.adornadorn - be beautiful to look at; "Flowers adorned the tables everywhere"
be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer"
ornament - be an ornament to; "stars ornamented the Christmas tree"
3.adorn - furnish with power or authority; of kings or emperors
equip, fit out, outfit, fit - provide with (something) usually for a specific purpose; "The expedition was equipped with proper clothing, food, and other necessities"

adorn
Translations

adorn [əˈdɔːn] vtadornar
adorn [əˈdɔːn] vtorner
adorn [əˈdɔːn] vtschmücken
adorn [əˈdɔːn] vtornare

adorn
v adorn [əˈdoːn]
to make beautiful, with decorations etc Their house is adorned with beautiful antique ornaments.versierيُزَيِّنукрасявам(o)zdobitpynte; pryde; smykkeschmückenστολίζω, διακοσμώadornarkaunistamaتزئین کردنkoristaaornerלְקָשֶט, לְיַפּוֹתसजानाuresitidíszítmenghiasiskreytaadornare, ornare飾る장식하다puoštirotāt; []greznotmenghiasiversierenpynte, smykke, prydeozdabiaćenfeitara împodobi, a decoraукрашать(o)zdobiť, (s)krášliťokrasitiukrasitipryda, smyckaตกแต่ง; ประดับประดาsüslemek裝飾прикрашатиآرائش کرنا ، سجاناtrang trí
n aˈdornment
versieringتَزْيِينукрасяванеozdobaudsmykning; pyntder Schmuckστολισμός, διακόσμησηadornokaunistusتزئینkoristeornementקִישׁוּט, תַכשִׁיטअलंकरणuresdísz(ítmény)hiasanskrautornamento装飾장식(품)papuošalasrotāšana; rotājums; greznojumshiasanversieringpynt, utsmykningozdobaenfeitedecorare, împodobireукрашениеozdobaokrasukrašavanjeutsmyckningการประดับประดาsüs裝飾[品]прикрасаسنگھار ، آرائش ، سجاوٹsự trang trí

?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link
Email
Feedback
Add definition
? Mentioned in
 
Dictionary/thesaurus browser? ? Full browser
 
 
Dictionary, Thesaurus, and Translations
?

Disclaimer | Privacy policy | Feedback | Copyright © 2008 Farlex, Inc.
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.. Terms of Use.