ornate
adjective
elaborately or sumptuously adorned, often excessively or showily so.
ornateness
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a word derived from
ornate.
Example Sentences
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It was about simplicity, in contrast to the excessive ornateness of the Victorian interior—but also about a sort of a pride in America, the American past.
From Slate ● Apr. 30, 2021
That ornateness is perfectly suited to “Once on This Island,” a fable of love and death and temperamental gods set in the French Antilles.
From New York Times ● Dec. 3, 2017
“It was very ornate,” says Burrows, “and we took the ornateness out.”
From Architectural Digest ● Apr. 1, 2010
Mr. Rossi and Mr. Glass shared one piano keyboard for “The Chase,” which had the ornateness of ragtime and old silent-movie accompaniment.
From New York Times ● Mar. 1, 2010
The prize tools reflected little of the ornateness apparent in the wares of most of the other exhibitors.
From Woodworking Tools 1600-1900 by Peter C. Welsh
