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BNC: 11678 COCA: 10610

ornate

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ornate /oɚˈneɪt/ adjective
ornate
/oɚˈneɪt/
adjective
Learner's definition of ORNATE
[more ornate; most ornate]
: covered with decorations : covered with fancy patterns and shapes华丽装饰的
opposite plain
: using many fancy words辞藻华丽的

— ornately

adverb

— ornateness

noun [noncount]
BNC: 11678 COCA: 10610

ornate

adjective

or·​nate ȯr-ˈnāt How to pronounce ornate (audio)
1
: marked by elaborate rhetoric (see rhetoric sense 2b) or florid (see florid sense 1a) style
is clear and simple rather than ornate and pompous The Times Literary Supplement (London)
2
: elaborately or excessively decorated
an ornate mantle
an ornate townhouse
ornate chandeliers
ornately adverb
ornateness noun

Example Sentences

She doesn't like ornate jewelry. an ornate gambling casino that is designed to look like an Italian palace
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Word History

Etymology

Middle English ornat, from Latin ornatus, past participle of ornare to furnish, embellish; akin to Latin ordo order — more at order

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of ornate was in the 15th century
BNC: 11678 COCA: 10610
ornate

adjective

VERBS | ADVERB VERBSbe華麗ADVERBextremely, fairly, very, etc.極其/頗為/非常華麗highly, richly很華麗;富麗堂皇

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