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ornate

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or·nate  (ôr-nt)
adj.
1. Elaborately, heavily, and often excessively ornamented.
2. Flashy, showy, or florid in style or manner; flowery.

[Middle English, from Latin rntus, past participle of rnre, to embellish; see ar- in Indo-European roots.]

or·nately adv.
or·nateness n.

ornate [ɔːˈneɪt]
adj
1. heavily or elaborately decorated
2. (of style in writing) overembellished; flowery
[from Latin ornāre to decorate]
ornately  adv
ornateness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.ornate - marked by elaborate rhetoric and elaborated with decorative details; "a flowery speech"; "ornate rhetoric taught out of the rule of Plato"-John Milton
rhetorical - given to rhetoric, emphasizing style at the expense of thought; "mere rhetorical frippery"

ornate
Translations
ornate [ɔːˈneɪt] ADJ [decor] → ornamentado; [building, ceiling, vase, architectural style] → ornamentado, ricamente decorado; [written style, language] → florido, recargado(pej)
the room is too ornate for my tastela habitación está demasiado recargada para mi gusto

ornate [ɔːrˈneɪt] adjtrès orné(e)

ornate
adjkunstvoll; (of larger objects)prunkvoll; decorationaufwendig, aufwändig; musicornamentreich; descriptionreich ausgeschmückt, umständlich (pej); language, styleumständlich (pej), → überladen (pej), → reich

ornate [ɔːˈneɪt] adj (decor) → ricco/a; (style in writing) → ornato/a
ornate [ɔːˈneɪt] adj (decor) → ricco/a; (style in writing) → ornato/a

ornate
adj ornate [oːˈneit]
with a lot of ornament an ornate doorway. oorlade, swierig, ryklik versier مُنَمَّق، كثير الزُّخْرُفَه огато украсен vyzdobený rigt udsmykket reich verziert βαριά διακοσμημένος ornamentado, recargado ülekaunistatud پر آذین koristeellinen très orné מְקוּשָׁט अलंकृत ukrašen díszes penuh hiasan íburðarmikill ornato 飾り立てた 지나치게 장식한 puošnus, įmantrus bagātīgi []rotāts, krāšņs penuh dgn hiasan rijk versierd overlesset, med mye krimskrams zdobny muito ornamentado bogat împodobit/orna­mentat богато украшенный vyzdobený bogato okrašen ukrašen utsirad, utsmyckad หรูหรา süslü püslü 裝飾的,華麗的 пишно прикрашений مزين، پرتکلف lộng lẫy 丽的
adv orˈnately
swierig, ryklik versier بِزُخْرُفَه كَثيرَه натруфено s bohatou výzdobou overdådigt reich verziert φανταχτερά con adornos ülekaunistatult بطور پر آذین koristeellisesti avec une profusion d'ornements בְקִישוטֵי פֶּאֶר सुअलंकृत रूप में, सालकार, शोभापूर्वक ukrašeno (túl)díszítetten dengan penuh hiasan skrautlega (con molti ornamenti) 飾り立てて 장식하여 puošniai, įmantriai krāšņi penuh dgn hiasan rijk versierd overlesset, snirklet, med mye krimskrams ozdobnie ricamente ornat пышно s bohatou výzdobou bogato okrašeno ukrašeno sirligt อย่างหรูหรา süslü şekilde 裝飾地 пишно прикрашено پر تکلف انداز ميں một cách lộng lẫy
n orˈnateness
oorladenheid, bloemrykheid زُخْرُفَه، زينَه натруфеност vyšňořenost overdådighed reiche Ausschmückung υπερβολή στη διακόσμηση, επιτήδευση, η ιδιότητα του φανταχτερού ornamentación ülekaunistatus پر آذینی koristeellisuus ornementation exagérée קִישוּט מוּגזָם आलंकारिता, सजावटीपन ukrašenost, urešenost díszítettség keindahan íburður ornatezza 華麗さ 화려한 장식 puošnumas, įmantrumas bagātīga []rotāšana; krāšņums penuh dgn hiasan het rijk versierd zijn snirklethet nadmiar ozdób ornamentação ornamentaţie încărcată пышное украшение vycifrovanosť, vyumelkovanosť pretirana okrašenost ukrašenost sirlighet ความหรูหรา aşırı süs 裝飾 пишна прикраса آرائش، زيبائش tính chất lộng lẫy


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I thought it was Shea returning to speak with me on some matter of tomorrow's work; but when I raised my eyes to the doorway that connects the two rooms I saw framed there the figure of a bronzed giant, his otherwise naked body trapped with a jewel-encrusted harness from which there hung at one side an ornate short-sword and at the other a pistol of strange pattern.
Almost before her misgiving at the news could find time to shape itself she took, under her companion's direction, two of the most beautiful of the Hamburghs in her arms, and followed the maid-servant, who had likewise taken two, to the adjacent mansion, which, though ornate and imposing, showed traces everywhere on this side that some occupant of its chambers could bend to the love of dumb creatures--feathers floating within view of the front, and hen-coops standing on the grass.
He would willingly have made the service more ornate than had been usual in the low-church parish of Blackstable, and in his secret soul he yearned for processions and lighted candles.
 
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