adornment

[uh-dawrn-muhnt]

noun

1. something that adds attractiveness; ornament; accessory.

   the adornments and furnishings of a room.

2. ornamentation; embellishment.

   personal adornment.

Other Word Forms

• nonadornment noun
• preadornment noun
• readornment noun
• self-adornment noun
• superadornment noun
• unadornment noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of adornment¹

1470–80; adorn + -ment; replacing late Middle English aournement < Middle French

Related Words

• embellishment 
• ornamentation