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or·nate
 ornate
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- pronunciation:
- or
neIt
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective)
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
having much, often excessive, decoration.
- synonyms:
- elaborate, fancy, flamboyant
- antonyms:
- austere, chaste, stark
- similar words:
- baroque, busy, florid, frilly, fussy, garish, gaudy, lush, luxuriant, overwrought, rococo, showy
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| definition 2: |
of speech or manner, overly fancy or embellished with flourishes.
- synonyms:
- flowery, grandiloquent
- antonyms:
- plain
- similar words:
- affected, fancy, flamboyant, florid, mannered, orotund
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| related words: |
elaborate, elegant, intricate |
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| derivations: |
ornately (adv.), ornateness (n.) |
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