English

Adjective

ornamental ‎(comparative more ornamental, superlative most ornamental)

1. Serving to ornament; characterized by ornament; beautifying; embellishing.

   Some think it most ornamental to wear their bracelets on their wrists; others, about their ankles.

   • 1749, Henry Fielding, The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling, Book IV, chapter i

     We shall leave to the reader to determine with what judgment we have chosen the several occasions for inserting those ornamental parts of our work.

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Related terms

• ornament
• ornamentation
• ornamentally

Noun

ornamental ‎(plural ornamentals)

1. An ornamental plant.

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Catalan

Adjective

ornamental m, f ‎(masculine and feminine plural ornamentals)

1. ornamental

Spanish

Adjective

ornamental m, f ‎(plural ornamentales)

1. ornamental

Related terms

• ornamentación
• ornamentar