ornamental
used or grown for ornament: ornamental plants.
providing ornament, decorative.
of or relating to ornament.
something ornamental; decoration; adornment.
a plant cultivated for decorative purposes.
Origin of ornamental
1Other words from ornamental
- or·na·men·tal·i·ty, noun
- or·na·men·tal·ly, adverb
- non·or·na·men·tal, adjective
- non·or·na·men·tal·ly, adverb
- non·or·na·men·tal·i·ty, noun
- o·ver·or·na·men·tal, adjective
- o·ver·or·na·men·tal·ly, adverb
- o·ver·or·na·men·tal·i·ty, noun
- pre·or·na·men·tal, adjective
- su·per·or·na·men·tal, adjective
- su·per·or·na·men·tal·ly, adverb
- un·or·na·men·tal, adjective
- un·or·na·men·tal·ly, adverb
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How to use ornamental in a sentence
We can hypothesize that because these things would have made it more difficult to move around, then they must be an ornamental feature.
This 120-million-year-old bird may have been one of the first to shake its tail feathers | Kate Baggaley | September 17, 2021 | Popular-ScienceHowever, he notes, when grown in soil as ornamental plants, these ferns don’t need a community.
These ferns may be first plants known to work together as ants do | Jake Buehler | July 1, 2021 | Science News For StudentsEven among the rich in places like New York City, a diamond was only one of several stones that a fiancé might choose, if he even gave anything ornamental.
As Germany Acknowledges Its Colonial-Era Genocide in Namibia, the Brutal Legacy of Diamond Mining Still Needs a Reckoning | Steven Press | June 10, 2021 | TimeHe is particularly fascinated by how the plants form castes and colonies in the wild but remain as individual strap fronds when grown in soil as ornamental plants.
These ferns may be the first plants known to share work like ants | Jake Buehler | June 7, 2021 | Science NewsThe photo, altered using Photoshop, makes it appear that Gracie is standing among about a half dozen of the rioters on a marble floor in one of the ornamental rooms in the Capitol building.
Fake photo falsely shows D.C. trans woman in U.S. Capitol with rioters | Lou Chibbaro Jr. | January 11, 2021 | Washington Blade
Football is a world where the basic role of the female is ornamental, at best.
He lived in a time of war, and there was no room for meaningless ornamental writing.
Orwell’s Lies: His Diaries Reveal Problems with the Truth | Jimmy So | August 19, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTJapanese knotweed, for all its invasive attributes, was an ornamental plant for the Victorians.
It has since been enlarged, and is now much more ornamental as well as being useful.
Showell's Dictionary of Birmingham | Thomas T. Harman and Walter ShowellTo quote Mrs. Kaye, 'A Liberal peer is as useful as a fifth wheel to a coach, and as ornamental as whitewash.'
Ancestors | Gertrude AthertonIt is used for a variety of ornamental purposes, for which, from its extreme natural beauty, it is peculiarly adapted.
Asbestos | Robert H. JonesAs it had columns for recording statistics of the fair for a period of years, it was instructive as well as ornamental.
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland | Joseph TatlowThe garden at the rear was bright with a profusion of spring flowers and sheltered with ornamental trees and vines.
British Highways And Byways From A Motor Car | Thomas D. Murphy
British Dictionary definitions for ornamental
/ (ˌɔːnəˈmɛntəl) /
of value as an ornament; decorative
(of a plant) used to decorate houses, gardens, etc
a plant cultivated for show or decoration
Derived forms of ornamental
- ornamentally, adverb
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