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
We want to take a little bit of the decorative ornateness we have on the second floor and bring it down to the lobby, but still be simple.
From New York Times ● May 6, 2015
“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
Such unforced ornateness is rarely met in the domain of amateur poetry.
From Writings in the United Amateur, 1915-1922 by H. P. (Howard Phillips) Lovecraft
