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ornate
[ awr-neyt ]
/ ɔrˈneɪt /
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adjective
elaborately or sumptuously adorned, often excessively or showily so: They bought an ornate Louis XIV sofa.
embellished with rhetoric; florid or high-flown: an ornate style of writing.
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Origin of ornate
1375–1425; late Middle English <Latin ornātus well-equipped, adorned, originally past participle of ornāre to equip; see -ate1
OTHER WORDS FROM ornate
Words nearby ornate
ornament, ornamental, ornamentalism, ornamentation, ornamented, ornate, Orne, ornery, ornis, ornith-, ornithic
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British Dictionary definitions for ornate
ornate
/ (ɔːˈneɪt) /
adjective
heavily or elaborately decorated
(of style in writing) overembellished; flowery
Derived forms of ornate
ornately, adverbornateness, nounWord Origin for ornate
C15: from Latin ornāre to decorate
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