Definitions for ornateɔrˈneɪt
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
or•nateɔrˈneɪt(adj.)
elaborately adorned, often excessively or showily so.
rhetorically florid:
ornate writing.
Category: Rhetoric
Origin of ornate:
1375–1425; late ME < L ornātus well-equipped
or•nate′ness(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
flowery, ornate(adj)
marked by elaborate rhetoric and elaborated with decorative details
"a flowery speech"; "ornate rhetoric taught out of the rule of Plato"-John Milton
Wiktionary
ornate(Verb)
To adorn; to honour.
They may ornate and sanctify the name of God. uE000151156uE001 Latimer.
ornate(Adjective)
elaborately ornamented, often to excess
ornate(Adjective)
flashy, flowery or showy
Origin: From ornatus, past participle of ornare.
Translations for ornate
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- oorlade, swierig, ryklik versierAfrikaans
- مُنَمَّق، كثير الزُّخْرُفَهArabic
- огато украсенBulgarian
- muito ornamentadoPortuguese (BR)
- vyzdobenýCzech
- reich verziertGerman
- rigt udsmykketDanish
- βαριά διακοσμημένοςGreek
- ornamentado, recargadoSpanish
- ülekaunistatudEstonian
- پر آذینFarsi
- koristeellinenFinnish
- très ornéFrench
- מְקוּשָׁטHebrew
- अलंकृतHindi
- ukrašenCroatian
- díszesHungarian
- penuh hiasanIndonesian
- íburðarmikillIcelandic
- ornatoItalian
- 飾り立てたJapanese
- 지나치게 장식한Korean
- puošnus, įmantrusLithuanian
- bagātīgi []rotāts, krāšņsLatvian
- penuh dgn hiasanMalay
- rijk versierdDutch
- overlesset, med mye krimskramsNorwegian
- zdobnyPolish
- پر آذینPersian
- ښكلى شوىPashto
- muito ornamentadoPortuguese
- bogatîmpodobit/ornamentatRomanian
- богато украшенныйRussian
- vyzdobenýSlovak
- bogato okrašenSlovenian
- ukrašenSerbian
- utsirad, utsmyckadSwedish
- ประดับมากมายThai
- süslü püslüTurkish
- 裝飾的，華麗的Chinese (Trad.)
- пишно прикрашенийUkrainian
- مزين، پرتکلفUrdu
- lộng lẫyVietnamese
- 装饰的，华丽的Chinese (Simp.)
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