adornment

CEFRC1

/əˈdɔːnm(ə)nt/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    Something used to decorate a person or place.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    The act of decorating.

Examples

  • It now became manifest that beauty is enhanced by adornment.

  • The draperies did little to keep out the light; rather, they were mainly there as adornment for the windows.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meaning
  1. A decoration; that which adorns.

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Origin

noun

From adorn + -ment.