adornment

  • 11adornment — a•dorn•ment [[t]əˈdɔrn mənt[/t]] n. 1) something that adds attractiveness; an ornament; accessory 2) ornamentation; embellishment: personal adornment[/ex] • Etymology: 1470–80 …

    From formal English to slang

  • 12adornment — /əˈdɔnmənt/ (say uh dawnmuhnt) noun 1. an ornament: the adornments and furnishings of a room. 2. the process of adorning: to spend hours on personal adornment …

  • 13adornment — adorn ► VERB ▪ make more attractive or beautiful; decorate. DERIVATIVES adornment noun. ORIGIN Latin adornare deck out, decorate …

    English terms dictionary

  • 14adornment — noun Date: 14th century 1. the action of adorning ; the state of being adorned 2. something that adorns …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 15adornment — Synonyms and related words: adjunct, arrangement, beauties, beautification, beauty treatment, color, color patterns, colors, colors of rhetoric, decor, decoration, elaboration, elegant variation, embellishment, emblazonment, emblazonry,… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 16adornment — I (Roget s IV) n. 1. [The act of decorating] Syn. ornamentation, embellishment, gilding; see decoration 1 . 2. [A decoration] Syn. ornament, trimming, frill, accessory; see decoration 2 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. ornament, decoration,… …

    English dictionary for students

  • 17adornment — a|dorn|ment [əˈdo:nmənt US o:r ] n formal 1.) something that you use to decorate something 2.) [U] the act of decorating something …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 18adornment — a|dorn|ment [ ə dɔrnmənt ] noun 1. ) count a decoration 2. ) uncount the process of decorating something …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 19adornment — a dorn·ment || mÉ™nt n. decoration, ornament, something which beautifies; jewelry …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 20adornment — noun 1 (C) something that you use to decorate something 2 (U) the act of adorning something …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English