adornment

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/əˈdɔːnm(ə)nt/

noun

A decoration; that which adorns.

“The draperies did little to keep out the light; rather, they were mainly there as adornment for the windows.”

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Meanings

nounadornment (countable and uncountable, plural adornments)

plural adornments

  1. countableuncountableA decoration; that which adorns.

    The draperies did little to keep out the light; rather, they were mainly there as adornment for the windows.

    Synonyms: decoration, embellishment, ornament, garniture, garnish, garnishment, ornamentation

  2. countableuncountableThe act of decorating.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA decoration; that which adorns.

Similar
decorationembellishmentornamentgarnituregarnishgarnishmentornamentation
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decorationembellishmentornamentornamentation

Origin

From adorn + -ment.

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Translations

Bulgarian украса, украшение
  • украса (ukrasa)a decoration; that which adorns
  • украшение (ukrašenie)a decoration; that which adorns
  • декорация (dekoracija)a decoration; that which adorns
  • украсяване (ukrasjavane)the act of decorating
  • кичене (kičene)the act of decorating
Chinese Mandarin 裝飾物 /装饰物
  • 裝飾物 /装饰物 (zhuāngshì wù)a decoration; that which adorns
Danish udsmykning, udsmykning
  • udsmykninga decoration; that which adorns
  • udsmykningthe act of decorating
Esperanto ornamaĵo
  • ornamaĵoa decoration; that which adorns
Finnish koristelu
  • koristeluthe act of decorating
French parure
  • parurea decoration; that which adorns
German Verzierung
  • Verzierunga decoration; that which adorns
Hungarian dekoráció, dísz
  • dekorációa decoration; that which adorns
  • dísza decoration; that which adorns
  • díszítésa decoration; that which adorns
Irish maise, maisiúchán
  • maisea decoration; that which adorns
  • maisiúchána decoration; that which adorns
  • maisiúthe act of decorating
  • ornúthe act of decorating
Māori tuhi
  • tuhia decoration; that which adorns
Norwegian Bokmål utsmykning, utsmykking
  • utsmykninga decoration; that which adorns
  • utsmykkinga decoration; that which adorns
  • utsmykningthe act of decorating
  • utsmykkingthe act of decorating
Polish ozdoba, adornacja
  • ozdobaa decoration; that which adorns
  • adornacjaa decoration; that which adorns
Portuguese adorno, adornamento
  • adornoa decoration; that which adorns
  • adornamentothe act of decorating
Spanish adorno
  • adornoa decoration; that which adorns
Ukrainian прикра́са, оздо́ба
  • прикра́са (prykrása)a decoration; that which adorns
  • оздо́ба (ozdóba)a decoration; that which adorns
Cite this entry
APA

adornment. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/adornment

MLA

“adornment.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/adornment. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “adornment,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/adornment.

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