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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