Meaning & use
Ornamented
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Decorated with elaborate additions or details, especially for beauty rather than function.
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The cathedral's ceiling was heavily ornamented with gilded carvings.
She wore an ornamented headpiece studded with tiny pearls.
A note on using this word
Also used in music to describe a melody enriched with trills, grace notes, and other decorative flourishes.
Words with a similar meaning
decoratedembellished
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Words with an opposite meaning
plainunadorned
Another way to use it
2. verb
Added decorative musical notes or flourishes to a melody.
The pianist ornamented the simple theme with quick trills.
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