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 Definitions of decorative  [ˈdɛk ər ə tɪv, ˈdɛk rə-, ˈdɛk əˌreɪ-]  

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Definition of 'decorative' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (adj.) decorative
serving or tending to decorate.

2.  decorative
ornamental rather than functional in purpose.

Etymology:  (1785–95)

Definition of 'decorative' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (adj) cosmetic, decorative, ornamental
serving an esthetic rather than a useful purpose
"cosmetic fenders on cars"; "the buildings were utilitarian rather than decorative"


Definition of 'decorative' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1. (adjective) decorative
added to make sth more attractive
decorative objects


Definition of 'decorative' Webster Dictionary 

1. (adj) decorative
suited to decorate or embellish; adorning


Translation of 'decorative' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: ornamental or beautiful (especially if not useful)
a decorative arrangement of flowers.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: versierend, dekoratief Arabic flag Arabic: زُخْرُفي، تَزْييني Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: декоративен
Brazilian flag Brazilian: decorativo Czech flag Czech: okrasný, dekorativní German flag German: dekorativ
Danish flag Danish: dekorativ Greek flag Greek: διακοσμητικός Spanish flag Spanish: decorativo
Estonian flag Estonian: ehis- Farsi flag Farsi: تزئینی Finnish flag Finnish: koristeellinen
French flag French: décoratif Hebrew flag Hebrew: מְקָשֵׁט Hindi flag Hindi: सजावटी
Croatian flag Croatian: ukrasni Hungarian flag Hungarian: dekoratív Indonesian flag Indonesian: dekoratif
Icelandic flag Icelandic: til skrauts; skrautlegur Italian flag Italian: decorativo Japanese flag Japanese: 装飾的な
Korean flag Korean: 장식용의, 장식적인 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: dekoratyvinis Latvian flag Latvian: dekoratīvs
Malay flag Malay: perhiasan Dutch flag Dutch: decoratief Norwegian flag Norwegian: dekorativ, pynte-
Polish flag Polish: ozdobny Persian flag Persian: تزئینی Pashto flag Pashto: تزيينى
Portuguese flag Portuguese: decorativo Romanian flag Romanian: decorativ Russian flag Russian: декоративный
Slovak flag Slovak: dekoratívny Slovenian flag Slovenian: okrasen Serbian flag Serbian: dekorativan
Swedish flag Swedish: dekorativ Thai flag Thai: ซึ่งใช้ตกแต่งหรือประดับปร Turkish flag Turkish: süslü, dekoratif
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 裝飾的 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: декоративний Urdu flag Urdu: آرائشی
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: để trang trí Chinese flag Chinese: 装饰的

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