ornate
Intermediatezipf 3.19Pronunciation
/ɔːrˈneɪt/(or-NAYT)
Part of speech
adjectiveneutral
Chinese
华丽的;装饰过多的
Definition
Elaborately or excessively decorated; using complex or flowery language.
Word family
- ornately(adv)华丽地
- ornateness(n)
- ornament/ˈɔːrnəmənt/(n)装饰
Collocations
- ornate decoration
- ornate style
- ornate architecture
- ornate prose
- highly ornate
Examples
- 1.The ornate ceiling of the baroque church featured gold leaf and intricate painted scenes. (elaborately decorated)
- 2.His ornate writing style, full of long sentences and obscure references, alienated most readers. (overly elaborate)
Synonyms
- elaborate/ɪˈlæbərət/— detailed and complex
- decorative/ˈdɛkərətɪv/— serving to decorate
- embellished/ɪmˈbɛlɪʃt/— made more attractive with details
Etymology
from Latin "ornatus" (equipped, adorned) — "ornare" (to equip, to adorn)