Ornamentation — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the state of being ornamented

something used to beautify

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˌɔːɹnəməntˈeɪʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/ˌɔːnəməntˈeɪʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˌɔːnəməntˈeɪʃən/

5 syllables Say it as /ˌɔːɹnəməntˈeɪʃən/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

ornament decoration embellishment

Word Forms

ornament	verb	be an ornament to
decorate	verb	be beautiful to look at
ornamental	adjective	serving an esthetic rather than a useful purpose
embellish	verb	make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Ornamentik

der Zustand des Verzierens

🇫🇷French

ornementation

l'état d'être orné

🇪🇸Spanish

ornamentación

el estado de estar adornado

🇮🇹Italian

ornamentazione

lo stato di essere ornato

🇳🇱Dutch

versiering

de staat van versierd zijn

🇵🇹Portuguese

ornamentação

o estado de ser ornamentado

🇷🇺Russian

украшение

состояние украшенности

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अलंकरण

अलंकृत होने की अवस्था या भाव

🇧🇩Bengali

অলংকরণ

অলংকৃত হওয়ার অবস্থা

🇮🇳Tamil

அலங்காரம்

அலங்கரிக்கப்பட்ட நிலை

🇮🇳Telugu

భూషణము

అలంకరించబడిన స్థితి

🇮🇳Marathi

अलंकार

सुशोभित होण्याची स्थिती

🇮🇳Gujarati

સુશોભન

સુશોભિત હોવાની સ્થિતિ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಲಂಕರಣ

ಅಲಂಕೃತವಾಗಿರುವ ಸ್ಥಿತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അലങ്കാരം

അലങ്കരിക്കപ്പെട്ട അവസ്ഥ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਜਾਵਟ

ਸਜਾਏ ਜਾਣ ਦੀ ਸਥਿਤੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

سجاوٹ

سجاوٹ کی حالت

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

装饰

被装饰的状态

🇯🇵Japanese

装飾品

飾られている状態

🇰🇷Korean

장식

장식된 상태

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự trang trí

trạng thái được trang trí

🇹🇭Thai

การตกแต่ง

สถานะของการประดับ

🇮🇩Indonesian

hiasan

keadaan dihiasi

🇵🇭Filipino

palamuti

ang estado ng pagiging palamuti

🇲🇾Malay

perhiasan

keadaan berhias

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

زخرفة

حالة الزخرفة

🇮🇷Persian

تزیین

حالت آراسته بودن

🇹🇷Turkish

süsleme

süslü olma durumu

🇮🇱Hebrew

קישוט

מצב הקישוט

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What is the primary definition of the word 'ornamentation'?

The primary meaning of 'ornamentation' is 'the state of being ornamented'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'ornamentation' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'ornamentation' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'ornamentation' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'ornamentation' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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