Antonyms for ornament
| Grammar : Noun, verb |
| Spell : noun awr-nuh-muhnt; verb awr-nuh-ment, -muhnt |
| Phonetic Transcription : noun ˈɔr nə mənt; verb ˈɔr nəˌmɛnt, -mənt |
Definition of ornament
Origin :- early 13c., "an accessory," from Old French ornement "ornament, decoration," and directly from Latin ornamentum "apparatus, equipment, trappings; embellishment, decoration, trinket," from ornare "equip, adorn" (see ornate). Meaning "decoration, embellishment" in English is attested from late 14c. (also a secondary sense in classical Latin). Figurative use from 1550s.
- noun decoration
- verb decorate
- But this man must be secure that humility would be an ornament to him.
- Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
- And I was within an ace of becoming an ornament of the British peerage.
- Extract from : « The Bacillus of Beauty » by Harriet Stark
- Silence is the ornament of your sex; and in silence, if there be not wisdom, there is safety.
- Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 4 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
- Cover the pie with a crust, notch and ornament it, and bake it well.
- Extract from : « Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches » by Eliza Leslie
- Notch and ornament it handsomely with leaves and flowers of paste.
- Extract from : « Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches » by Eliza Leslie
- The fashion of its ornament and decoration was foreign to that adopted by the Moors of Granada.
- Extract from : « Leila, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
- Few of the flowers merely meant for ornament are so ethereal as a potato.
- Extract from : « Alarms and Discursions » by G. K. Chesterton
- At Jocelyn's Rock the stamp of age was upon every decoration, on every ornament.
- Extract from : « Henry Dunbar » by M. E. Braddon
- Ornament with chopped almonds and meringue, or not, as you please.
- Extract from : « Culture and Cooking » by Catherine Owen
- She was dressed in white muslin, unrelieved by ornament or any suggestion of colour.
- Extract from : « The Avenger » by E. Phillips Oppenheim
Synonyms for ornament
- accessory
- adorn
- adornment
- array
- art
- bauble
- beautification
- beautify
- bedeck
- bedizen
- brighten
- deck
- design
- doodad
- dress
- dress up
- embellish
- embellishment
- embroider
- embroidery
- enrich
- festoon
- fix up
- flower
- frill
- frou frou
- garnish
- gewgaw
- gild
- gimcrack
- gingerbread
- grace
- honor
- jewel
- knickknack
- ornamentalize
- polish
- prank
- prettify
- pride
- primp
- prink
- smarten
- spruce up
- treasure
- trim
- trimming
- trinket
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