ornate C2 Topic:Communication US /ɔɹˈneɪt/ See IPA manual Freq #40135 Meanings 1 adj Decorated with a lot of complicated detail, sometimes too much. The palace had an ornate ceiling covered in gold carvings. 2 adj Using elaborate, flowery language or style. His ornate writing style was admired by some and mocked by others. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · decorated with a lot of... fancy 2 adj · using elaborate, flowery... flowery Word family Derived forms inornateornatenessoverornateunornate Related forms ornament Etymology AI details Learned borrowing from Latin ōrnātus, perfect passive participle of ōrnō (“to equip, adorn”), see -ate (adjective-forming suffix). Doublet of orné. *h₂er- Proto-Indo-European ōrnātus Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Communication Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # ornate **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ɔɹˈneɪt/ **Frequency rank:** 40135 ## Meanings 1. Decorated with a lot of complicated detail, sometimes too much. 2. Using elaborate, flowery language or style. ## Examples - The palace had an ornate ceiling covered in gold carvings. - His ornate writing style was admired by some and mocked by others. ## Derived Forms - inornate - ornateness - overornate - unornate ## Related Forms - ornament ## Roots and Affixes - Root: *h₂er- - Root: ōrnātus ## Etymology Learned borrowing from Latin ōrnātus, perfect passive participle of ōrnō (“to equip, adorn”), see -ate (adjective-forming suffix). Doublet of orné. ## AI Etymology Ornate is a learned borrowing from Latin ōrnātus, perfect passive participle of ōrnō (“to equip, adorn”), see -ate (adjective-forming suffix). Doublet of orné. Important recorded forms include *h₂er- (Proto-Indo-European) and ōrnātus (Latin). Current senses include decorated with a lot of complicated detail, sometimes too much and using elaborate, flowery language or style. The wider family includes derived forms such as inornate, ornateness, overornate, and unornate; related words such as ornament. ## Topics - Communication - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown