English Explanatory Dictionary

ornamentation

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Decoration, adornment or embellishment.
  2. The act or process of decorating etc.
  3. Short notes added to a composition to emphasize certain notes and to add style.

Word forms

ornamentation ornamentations

Etymology

From ornament + -ation.

Synonyms

adornment decoration embellishment ornament garniture garnish garnishment ornamentation

Related words

microornamentation ornament ornamental

Derived words

ornamentational
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