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Ornateness

noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The state of being ornate. countable, uncountable

    "From the prevailing colonial perspective, the English of the babus was error-ridden and characterised by over-elaborate ornateness, and for these ‘transgressions’ it became the butt of native-speaker ridicule."

  2. 2
    an ornate appearance; being elaborately (even excessively) decorated wordnet
  3. 3
    high-flown style; excessive use of verbal ornamentation wordnet

Etymology

From ornate + -ness.

See also for "ornateness"

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