noun ·5 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Decoration, adornment or embellishment. countable, uncountable
2. 2
   the act of adding extraneous decorations to something wordnet
3. 3
   The act or process of decorating etc. countable, uncountable
4. 4
   something used to beautify wordnet
5. 5
   Short notes added to a composition to emphasize certain notes and to add style. countable, uncountable

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6. 6
   the state of being ornamented wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

decorationembellishmentornamentadjunctadornmentarrangement

Example

More examples

"He is singing with a lot of ornamentation."

Etymology

From ornament + -ation.

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