ornate

CEFRB2

/ɔɹˈneɪt/

adjective · verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Highly decorated with many details.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Finely finished, as a style of composition.

Examples

  • That ornate silver platter is my favorite!

  • The loaf of bread was adorned with ornate tiny squirrels.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
3
Synonyms
1

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Flashy, flowery or showy.

  2. Elaborately ornamented, often to excess.

verb

Extra meaning

  1. To adorn or honour (someone or something).

More examples

In context

  • a graceful and ornate rhetoric

Synonyms

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Origin

adjective

Learned borrowing from Latin ōrnātus, perfect passive participle of ōrnō (“to equip, adorn”), see -ate (adjective-forming suffix). Doublet of orné.