Pronunciation
ornament
An element of decoration; that which embellishes or adorns. - 1864, Alfred Tennyson, “Aylmer’s Field”, in Enoch Arden, &c., London: Edward Moxon & Co., […], OCLC 879237670 ↗, page 51 ↗:
- Dust are our frames; and, gilded dust, our pride / Looks only for a moment whole and sound; / Like that long-buried body of the king / Found lying with his urns and ornaments, / Which at a touch of light, an air of heaven, / Slipt into ashes and was found no more.
- A Christmas tree decoration.
- (music) A musical flourish that is unnecessary to the overall melodic or harmonic line, but serves to decorate or "ornament" that line.
- (Christianity, in the plural) The articles used in church services.
- (biology) A characteristic that has a decorative function (typically in order to attract a mate)
- French: ornement
- German: Verzierung
- Italian: ornamento
- Portuguese: ornamento, ornato
- Russian: орна́мент
- Spanish: ornamento
- Russian: украше́ние
- French: ornement musical
- German: musikalische Verzierung
- Italian: ornamenti
- Portuguese: ornamento
- Russian: музыка́льный орна́мент
- Spanish: ornamento musical
ornament (ornaments, present participle ornamenting; past and past participle ornamented)
To decorate. - We will ornament the windows with trim to make the room seem brighter.
To add to. - The editor ornamented his plain writing, making it fancier but less clear.
Conjugation of ornament
| infinitive | (to) ornament | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| present tense | past tense | ||
| 1st-person singular | ornament | ornamented | |
| 2nd-person singular | * ornament, ornamentest* | ornamented, ornamentedst* | |
| 3rd-person singular | ornaments, ornamenteth* | ornamented#English|ornamented | |
| plural | ornament | ||
| subjunctive | ornament | ||
| imperative | ornament | — | |
| participle> participles | ornamenting | ornamented | |
| * Archaic or obsolete. | |||
- Portuguese: ornamentar, ornar, decorar
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