It now became manifest that beauty is enhanced by adornment.
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Adornment
/əˈdɔːnm(ə)nt/
Synonyms for "adornment" (88 found)
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Closest matches (18)
adjunctarrangementbeautiesbeautificationbeauty treatmentcolorcolor patternscolorscolors of rhetoricdecor
Adjective(1 words)
aesthetic modifier
Noun(7 words)
Strong matches (26)
decorationelaborationelegant variationembellishmentemblazonmentemblazonryembroideryfacialfigurefigure of speechfine writingfloridityfloridnessflourish
Noun(11 words)
decorationdecorative elementdecorative trimdressingembellishingembellishmentembellishmentsfabric ornamentationfeatheringfestooneryfinery
Adjective(1 words)
decorative feature
Related words (44)
flower arrangementflowerinessflowers of speechfrillfurniture arrangementgarnishgarnishmentgarniturehairdressingilluminationlushnessluxuriancemanicureornamentornamentationprettificationpurple passagepurple patchestrimtrimming
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window dressing
Noun(22 words)
frillfripperiesgarnishgarnishesgarnishingglitteringgracinghadarjewellingjewelrymore ornamentalmost decorativeornamentornamental qualityornamentationornamentingornatenessplumingreliquary decorationspangling
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surface embellishmenttinseling
Adjective(1 words)
ornamental feature
Related word relations
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More general
4 entriesMore specific
10 entriesCollocations
6 entriesbody adornmentceremonial adornmentdecorative elementgarment ornamentornamental designpersonal adornment
Inflections
1 entriesDerivations
5 entriesSample sentences
3 total sentences available.
There is a widespread opinion that all study of the mode of oratory is unmanly, and leads to the substitution of artifice and adornment for simplicity and power.
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The draperies did little to keep out the light; rather, they were mainly there as adornment for the windows.
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