adorned

American  

[uh-dawrnd] / əˈdɔrnd /

adjective

1. decorated or beautified, as by ornaments.

   On the road to Karachi we saw yellow and white taxis and convoys of garishly adorned trucks.

2. made more pleasing, impressive, etc.; enhanced.

   The university is located in Krakow, Poland, one of the most attractive and culturally adorned cities in Eastern Europe.

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verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of adorn.

Other Word Forms

• overadorned adjective
• unadorned adjective
• well-adorned adjective

Etymology

Origin of adorned

adorn ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

Far from the “wastelands” where these wading birds lived, urban women adorned their hats with showy feathers as marks of status.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

His black turban, clerical robes and graying beard composed the picture that adorned offices, walls and billboards across the country.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 1, 2026

Posters of the late Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomenei, founder of the Islamic Republic, long adorned walls and lampposts in Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley, a Hezbollah stronghold.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 1, 2026

Hakimi attended training, adorned by a neck warmer, and being the first choice right back would normally line up on Wednesday for the game.

From Barron's • Feb. 24, 2026

There were also precious stones, gold masks adorned with red and white feathers, and stone statues embedded with jewels.

From "The Alchemist" by Paulo Coelho

Related Words

• decorated
• embellished