Ornate meaning

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The definition of ornate is heavily decorated, very elaborate or showy.

An example of something ornate is a costume covered in diamonds, glitter, feathers and pieces of silver.

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Elaborately, heavily, and often excessively ornamented.
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Elaborate or showy, as in style.

Ornate rhetoric.

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Heavily ornamented or adorned, often, excessively so.
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Showy or flowery.

An ornate writing style.

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Finely finished, as a style of composition.
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(obsolete) To adorn; to honour.

They may ornate and sanctify the name of God. "” Latimer.

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Origin of ornate

Middle English from Latin ōrnātus past participle of ōrnāre to embellish ar- in Indo-European roots

Sentence Examples

  • The church of St Stephen, outside the town, retains its ornate Norman font.

  • muliebri ornate in Tacitus), and in middle high German by Hartungen.

  • After parking his vehicle—no easy chore with the summer traffic—he entered the beautiful and ornate Victorian hotel.

  • The church of St Andrew retains some ornate Norman work, but is mainly a Perpendicular reconstruction.

  • The chapter-house, a magnificent ornate building, was built during the same period.

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