Need another word that means the same as “ornate”? Find 13 synonyms and 30 related words for “ornate” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Ornate” are: flowery, elaborate, decorated, adorned, fancy, fussy, busy, ostentatious, showy, baroque, rococo, florid, flamboyant
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “ornate” as an adjective can have the following definitions:
| adorned | Provided with something intended to increase its beauty or distinction. |
| baroque | Relating to or denoting a style of European architecture music and art of the 17th and 18th centuries that followed Mannerism and is characterized by ornate detail In architecture the period is exemplified by the palace of Versailles and by the work of Wren in England Major composers include Vivaldi Bach and Handel Caravaggio and Rubens are important baroque artists. The candles were positively baroque. |
| busy | Of facilities such as telephones or lavatories unavailable for use by anyone else or indicating unavailability engaged is a British term for a busy telephone line. The lavish set designs are a little too busy. |
| decorated | Provided with something intended to increase its beauty or distinction. |
| elaborate | (of an action) lengthy and exaggerated. The elaborate register of the inhabitants prevented tax evasion. |
| fancy | (of an animal) bred to develop particular points of appearance. I used to take a seat and busy myself in sketching fancy vignettes. |
| flamboyant | Elaborately or excessively ornamented. The band s flamboyant lead singer. |
| florid | Inclined to a healthy reddish color often associated with outdoor life. Florid symptoms of psychiatric disorder. |
| flowery | Of or relating to or suggestive of flowers. Her flowery perfume. |
| fussy | Full of unnecessary detail or decoration. He is very fussy about what he eats. |
| ostentatious | (of a display) tawdry or vulgar. An ostentatious sable coat. |
| rococo | (especially of music or literature) extravagantly or excessively ornate. His labyrinthine sentences and rococo usages. |
| showy | Marked by ostentation but often tasteless. She wore a great deal of showy costume jewellery. |
| adorned | Provided with something intended to increase its beauty or distinction. |
| adornment | A decoration of color or interest that is added to relieve plainness. Precious stones have been used for the purposes of adornment for over 7 000 years. |
| beaded | Covered with beads of liquid. A beaded evening bag. |
| beautification | The act of making something more beautiful. The city commissioned the beautification of the tunnel with work by five artists. |
| bedeck | Decorate. He led us into a room bedecked with tinsel. |
| brooch | Fasten with or as if with a brooch. |
| carat | A measure of the purity of gold pure gold being 24 carats. 22 carat gold. |
| chandelier | Branched lighting fixture; often ornate; hangs from the ceiling. |
| circlet | A circular band, typically one made of precious metal, worn on the head as an ornament. |
| decoration | Something used to beautify. Christmas tree decorations. |
| decorative | Attractive (typically used of a woman. A decorative artist. |
| deluxe | Luxurious or sumptuous; of a superior kind. A deluxe car. |
| diamond | A card of the suit of diamonds. He led a small diamond. |
| earring | Jewelry to ornament the ear; usually clipped to the earlobe or fastened through a hole in the lobe. |
| flowery | Smelling of flowers. A flowery speech. |
| gem | Used in names of some brilliantly coloured hummingbirds e g mountain gem. This architectural gem of a palace. |
| gemstone | A crystalline rock that can be cut and polished for jewelry. |
| gild | Decorate with, or as if with, gold leaf or liquid gold. In 1436 he gilded and painted statues for Bruges Town Hall. |
| jewellery | An adornment (as a bracelet or ring or necklace) made of precious metals and set with gems (or imitation gems. A jewellery box. |
| jewelry | An adornment (as a bracelet or ring or necklace) made of precious metals and set with gems (or imitation gems. |
| luxurious | Displaying luxury and furnishing gratification to the senses. A luxurious wallow in a scented bath. |
| luxuriously | In a rich manner. |
| opulent | Ostentatiously rich and superior in quality. The opulent comfort of a limousine. |
| ostentatious | Intended to attract notice and impress others. An ostentatious sable coat. |
| pendant | A necklace with a pendant. I slipped the pendant over my neck. |
| pendent | Branched lighting fixture; often ornate; hangs from the ceiling. The use of jurisdiction to decide pendent claims. |
| precious | Of great value; not to be wasted or treated carelessly. Precious memories. |
| rich | Marked by richness and fullness of flavor. His rich bass voice. |
| sumptuous | Ostentatiously rich and superior in quality. The banquet was a sumptuous luxurious meal. |
| trinket | Cheap showy jewelry or ornament on clothing. |
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