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• adorno
  adorno

  noun

  relief ornament applied to a piece.
• Adorno
  Adorno

  noun

  Theodor Wiesengrund. 1903–69, German philosopher, sociologist, and music critic. His writings include The Philosophy of the New Music (1949) and Negative Dialectics (1966)

adorno

American  

[uh-dawr-noh] / əˈdɔr noʊ /

noun

Ceramics.

• adornos
  plural

1. relief ornament applied to a piece.

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Adorno British  

/ aˈdɔrno /

noun

1. Theodor Wiesengrund. 1903–69, German philosopher, sociologist, and music critic. His writings include The Philosophy of the New Music (1949) and Negative Dialectics (1966)

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Noun Inflected Forms

• adornos
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of adorno

< Spanish, noun derivative of adornar < Latin adōrnāre to adorn

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Adorno

When the German philosopher Theodor W. Adorno doubted the possibility of poetry after Auschwitz, Celan replied with the asperity of one who knew where barbarism had lodged.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 2026

Along with Max Horkheimer and Theodor Adorno, he became a leading exponent of the Frankfurt School.

From BBC ● Mar. 14, 2026

Some have the authoritarian personality described by Adorno after World War II in their attempt to understand who was attracted to the Nazis.

From Salon ● Feb. 23, 2024

For the coming season he has two new roles: Pollione in Bellini’s “Norma” at Milan’s La Scala and Gabriele Adorno in Verdi’s “Simon Boccanegra” in Vienna.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 21, 2023

By means of Prospero Adorno, the Signor Roberto, and the rebellious uncles of the duke, he caused Genoa to throw off the Milanese yoke.

From History of Florence and of the Affairs of Italy by Niccolò Machiavelli

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