ornate

or·nate

 (ôr-nāt′)

adj.

1. Elaborately, heavily, and often excessively ornamented.

2. Elaborate or showy, as in style: ornate rhetoric.

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

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or·nate′ly adv.

or·nate′ness n.

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ornate

(ɔːˈneɪt)

adj

1. heavily or elaborately decorated

2. (of style in writing) overembellished; flowery

[C15: from Latin ornāre to decorate]

orˈnately adv

orˈnateness n

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or•nate

(ɔrˈneɪt)

adj.

1. elaborately adorned, often excessively or showily so.

2. rhetorically florid: ornate writing.

[1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin ornātus well-equipped]

or•nate′ly, adv.

or•nate′ness, n.

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Thesaurus

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 flowery rhetorical - given to rhetoric, emphasizing style at the expense of thought; "mere rhetorical frippery"

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ornate

adjective elaborate, fancy, decorated, detailed, beautiful, complex, busy, complicated, elegant, extravagant, baroque, ornamented, fussy, flowery, showy, ostentatious, rococo, florid, bedecked, overelaborate, high-wrought, aureate an ornate gilded staircase
simple, basic, ordinary, severe, plain, bare, stark, subdued, austere, spartan, unadorned, unfussy

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ornate

adjective

Elaborately and heavily ornamented:

baroque, flamboyant, florid, rococo.

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Translations

مُنَمَّق، كثير الزُّخْرُفَه

reich verziert

íburîarmikill

eccessivamenteelaboratoornatoricco

įmantrumaspuošniaipuošnumaspuošnus

bagātīgi rotāts, krāšņs

vyzdobený

süslü püslü

华丽的装饰的

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 taste → la habitación está demasiado recargada para mi gusto

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ornate

[ɔː^rˈneɪt] adj → très orné(e)

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ornate

adj → kunstvoll; (of larger objects) → prunkvoll; decoration → aufwendig, aufwändig; music → ornamentreich; description → reich ausgeschmückt, umständlich (pej); language, style → umständlich (pej), → überladen (pej), → reich

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ornate

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

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ornate

(oːˈneit) adjective

with a lot of ornament. an ornate doorway. oorlade, swierig, ryklik versier مُنَمَّق، كثير الزُّخْرُفَه огато украсен muito ornamentado vyzdobený reich verziert rigt udsmykket βαριά διακοσμημένος ornamentado, recargado ülekaunistatud پر آذین koristeellinen très orné מקושט 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 ښكلى شوى muito ornamentado bogat împodobit/orna­mentat богато украшенный vyzdobený bogato okrašen ukrašen utsirad, utsmyckad ประดับมากมาย süslü püslü 裝飾的，華麗的 пишно прикрашений مزين، پرتکلف lộng lẫy 装饰的，华丽的

orˈnately adverb

swierig, ryklik versier بِزُخْرُفَه كَثيرَه натруфено ricamente s bohatou výzdobou reich verziert overdådigt 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 ښكلى شوى 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 装饰地，华丽地

orˈnateness noun

oorladenheid, bloemrykheid زُخْرُفَه، زينَه натруфеност ornamentação vyšňořenost reiche Ausschmückung overdådighed 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 ښكلا ornamentação ornamentaţie încărcată пышное украшение vycifrovanosť, vyumelkovanosť pretirana okrašenost ukrašenost sirlighet ความหรูหรา aşırı süs 裝飾 пишна прикраса آرائش، زيبائش tính chất lộng lẫy 装饰

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