ornament
/ˈɔɹnəmənt/noun, verb3 syllables
Ornament means: make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc..
Synonyms for ornament14
noun, as in something used to beautify
verb, as in make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.
What does ornament mean?3
verb
1
make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.“Decorate the room for the party”
2
be an ornament to“stars ornamented the Christmas tree”
noun
1
something used to beautify
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Ornament in a sentence
- Further elaboration or ornament would only detract from the perfection of its simplicity.halfb1t
- Friends who pay a visit are an ornament to the home.Objectivesea
- Zoroastrianism uses fire for rituals and temple ornament.nonong
- They decorated the tree with stars and ornaments.marcj794
- Some people make homemade ornaments for their trees.CK
- The city always glows, lamps replace the sun. Its panorama ornaments the profound horizon.unknown
- I haven't broken a Christmas ornament in years.CM
- I buy at least one new Christmas tree ornament every year.CK
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Forms of ornament
as a noun
- plural
- ornaments
as a verb
- past tense
- ornamented
- present participle
- ornamenting
- third-person singular
- ornaments
- past participle
- ornamented