ornate
[ awr-neyt ]
/ ɔrˈneɪt /
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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Nearby words
ornamental, ornamentalism, ornamentally, ornamentation, ornamented, ornate, ornately, orne, ornery, ornis, ornith-
Origin of ornate
1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin ornātus well-equipped, adorned, orig. past participle of ornāre to equip; see -ate1
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British Dictionary definitions for ornate
ornate
/ (ɔːˈneɪt) /
adjective
heavily or elaborately decorated
(of style in writing) overembellished; flowery
Derived Formsornately, adverbornateness, noun
Word Origin for ornate
C15: from Latin ornāre to decorate
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