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Synonyms

ornamented

American  
[awr-nuh-men-tid, -muhn-] / ˈɔr nəˌmɛn tɪd, -mən- /

adjective

Typography.
  1. (of a character) highly embellished or ornate; altered by embellishment.


Other Word Forms

  • unornamented adjective

Etymology

Origin of ornamented

First recorded in 1730–40; ornament + -ed 2

Example Sentences

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Its wheels’ gold rims, capped with smiley faces, are emblazoned with the platitude “Where Dreams Are Made,” while the whole thing is ornamented with piped-icing filigree.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 17, 2025

The title track opens the bilingual album, launching with RM repeating the album’s title over and over again in a deep, almost militaristic cadence — before exploding into asymmetrical production ornamented by his gothic baritone.

From Seattle Times • May 24, 2024

The credit as L.A.’s first known muralist goes to Einar Petersen, who ornamented mostly inside walls with historic, storytelling murals ordered up and paid for.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2024

Crowds of 20-somethings spilled out of the homey restaurant in Manhattan’s Koreatown, where steam billowed from stone bowls of soondubu jigae in a dining room ornamented with paper lanterns and musical instruments.

From New York Times • Feb. 5, 2024

Wide white wings ornamented Ser Balon's greathelm, and black and white swans fought on his shield.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin