adornment

C2
US /əˈdɔːnm(ə)nt/
noun Freq #64719

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    A decoration; that which adorns.

    The draperies did little to keep out the light; rather, they were mainly there as adornment for the windows.

  2. 2
    noun

    the action of decorating yourself with something colorful and interesting

  3. 3
    noun

    a decoration of color or interest that is added to relieve plainness

  4. 4
    noun

    The act of decorating.

Etymology

From adorn + -ment.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 noun · a decoration; that which... adornmentdecorationembellishmentgarnishgarnishmentgarnitureornamentornamentation
Word family
Derived forms nonadornmentoveradornmentunadornment

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