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ornament

or′na-ment

Noun.

[OE.

ornement

, F.

ornement

, fr. L.

ornamentum

, fr.

ornare

to adorn.]

That which embellishes or adorns; that which adds grace or beauty; embellishment; decoration; adornment.

The

ornament

of a meek and quiet spirit.

1 Pet. iii. 4.

Like that long-buried body of the king
Found lying with his urns and

ornaments

Tennyson.

or′na-ment

Verb.

[

imp. & p. p.

Ornamented

;

p. pr. & vb. n.

Ornamenting

To adorn; to deck; to embellish; to beautify;

as, to

ornament

a room, or a city

Syn. – See

Adorn

Webster 1828 Edition

Ornament

OR'NAMENT

Noun.

[L. ornamentum, from orno, to adorn. Varro informs us that this was primitively osnamentum; but this is improbable. See Adorn.]

That which embellishes; something which, added to another thing, renders it more beautiful to the eye.

The chains, and the bracelets, and the mufflers, the bonnets and the ornaments of the legs - Is. 3.

In architecture, ornaments are sculpture or carved work.

Embellishment; decoration; additional beauty.

- The ornament of a meek and quiet spirit which is in the sight of God of great price. 1Peter 3.

OR'NAMENT

Verb.

To adorn; to deck; to embellish.

Definition 2024

Ornament

See also: ornament

Luxembourgish

Noun

Ornament n ‎(plural Ornamenter)

ornament

ornament

See also: Ornament

English

Noun

ornament ‎(plural ornaments)

An element of decoration; that which embellishes or adorns.
- Tennyson
  Like that long-buried body of the king / Found lying with his urns and ornaments.
- 1919: P. G. Wodehouse, My Man Jeeves
  I'm a bit short on brain myself; the old bean would appear to have been constructed more for ornament than for use.
- 2012 March 1, Brian Hayes, “Pixels or Perish”, in American Scientist, volume 100, number 2, page 106:
  Drawings and pictures are more than mere ornaments in scientific discourse. Blackboard sketches, geological maps, diagrams of molecular structure, astronomical photographs, MRI images, the many varieties of statistical charts and graphs: These pictorial devices are indispensable tools for presenting evidence, for explaining a theory, for telling a story.
1. A Christmas tree decoration.
(music) A musical flourish that is unnecessary to the overall melodic or harmonic line, but serves to decorate or "ornament" that line.

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Translations

element of decoration

Armenian: զարդ (hy) ‎(zard)
Bashkir: биҙәк ‎(biðäk)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 裝飾品 (zh), 装饰品 (zh) ‎(zhuāngshìpǐn), 裝飾 (zh), 装饰 (zh) ‎(zhuāngshì)
Czech: ornament (cs), ozdoba
Esperanto: ornamaĵo (eo)
Finnish: koriste (fi), koriste-esine, ornamentti
French: ornement (fr) m
German: Verzierung (de) f
Greek: διακόσμηση (el) f ‎(diakósmisi)
Hindi: आभूषण (hi) ‎(ābhūṣaṇ), अलंकार (hi) ‎(alaṅkār), जेवर (hi) ‎(jevar)
Hungarian: dísz (hu), díszítés (hu)
Irish: ornáid f, ^{(please verify)}oirnimint f, ^{(please verify)}breáthán m, ^{(please verify)}feathal m, ^{(please verify)}gréas m, ^{(please verify)}imdhéanamh m, ^{(please verify)}séad m, ^{(please verify)}uscar m
Italian: ornamento (it) m
Japanese: 装飾 (ja) ‎(そうしょく, sōshoku)

Korean: 장신구 ‎(jangsin-gu)
Latin: ornāmentum n
Macedonian: у́крас m ‎(úkras)
Oriya: ଅଳଙ୍କାର ‎(alankar)
Pashto: ګاڼه f ‎(gānna), كالي m pl ‎(kāli)
Persian: آذین (fa) ‎(âzin)
Polish: ornament (pl) m
Portuguese: ornamento (pt) m, ornato (pt) m
Romanian: ornament (ro) n
Russian: орна́мент (ru) m ‎(ornáment), украше́ние (ru) n ‎(ukrašénije)
Spanish: ornamento (es) m
Telugu: ఆభరణము (te) ‎(ābharaṇamu), భూషణము (te) ‎(bhūṣaṇamu)
Yiddish: ציר m ‎(tsir)

Christmas tree decoration

Chinese:
Mandarin: 聖誕樹上的裝飾品, 圣诞树上的装饰品 ‎(shèngdànshù shàng de zhuāngshìpǐn)
Finnish: joulukuusen koriste

Hungarian: karácsonyfadísz (hu)
Polish: ozdoba (pl) f
Russian: украше́ние (ru) n ‎(ukrašénije), ёлочная игру́шка (ru) f ‎(jóločnaja igrúška)

musical flourish

Chinese:
Mandarin: 音樂裝飾品, 音乐装饰品 ‎(yīnyuè zhuāngshìpǐn)
Finnish: ornamentiikka
French: ornement musical m
German: musikalische Verzierung sg
Irish: ornáid f, maisiúchán m
Italian: ornamenti (it) pl
Japanese: 装飾音 ‎(sōshokuon)

Korean: 음악 장신구 ‎(eumak jangsin-gu)
Latin: ornamentum musicalis
Macedonian: му́зички орнаме́нт m ‎(múzički ornamént)
Polish: ornament (pl) m
Portuguese: ornamento (pt) m
Romanian: ornament muzical n
Russian: музыка́льный орна́мент m ‎(muzykálʹnyj ornáment), музыка́льное украше́ние n ‎(muzykálʹnoje ukrašénije)
Spanish: ornamento musical

Verb

ornament ‎(third-person singular simple present ornaments, present participle ornamenting, simple past and past participle ornamented)

To decorate.
We will ornament the windows with trim to make the room seem brighter.
To add to.
The editor ornamented his plain writing, making it fancier but less clear.

Conjugation

Conjugation of ornament

infinitive	(to) ornament
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	ornament	ornamented
2nd person singular	ornament, ornamentest¹
3rd person singular	ornaments, ornamenteth¹
plural	ornament

subjunctive	ornament

imperative	ornament	—

participles	ornamenting	ornamented
¹⁾ Archaic or obsolete.

Synonyms

(decorate): decorate, embellish, trim

Translations

to decorate

Armenian: զարդարել (hy) ‎(zardarel)
Finnish: somistaa (fi), koristella (fi)
Hindi: सजाना (hi) ‎(sajānā)
Irish: gréasaigh
Macedonian: украсува ‎(ukrásuva)
Maori: whakarei, nakonako, whakanako, niko, whakanikoniko, whakaniko, whakanakonako

Oriya: ଅଳଙ୍କରଣ
Polish: ozdabiać (pl), dekorować (pl)
Portuguese: ornamentar (pt), ornar (pt), decorar (pt)
Romanian: ornamenta (ro), înfrumuseța (ro)
Scottish Gaelic: sgeadaich

to add to

Finnish: koristella (fi)
Romanian: adăuga (ro)

Scottish Gaelic: sgeadaich

Catalan

Noun

ornament m ‎(plural ornaments)

ornament

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Webster 1913 Edition

ornament

or′na-ment

or′na-ment

Webster 1828 Edition

Ornament

OR'NAMENT

OR'NAMENT

Definition 2024

Ornament

Ornament

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ornament

ornament

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