Tom has several ornamental birds in his backyard as well as a garden gnome.
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Ornamental
//ˌɔːnəˈmɛntl//
Synonyms for "ornamental" (11 found)
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Closest matches (3)
Strong matches (3)
Related words (5)
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50 translations across 24 languages.
Bulgarian
3 entries- декоративен adj (serving to ornament)
- декоративен adj (bred for aesthetic or decorative purposes)
- декорация noun (plant serving to ornament)
Catalan
2 entries- ornamental adj (serving to ornament)
- ornamental noun (plant serving to ornament)
Chinese Mandarin
4 entries- 裝飾性的 /装饰性的 adj (serving to ornament)
- 裝飾性的 /装饰性的 adj (bred for aesthetic or decorative purposes)
- 觀賞性的 /观赏性的 adj (serving to ornament)
- 觀賞性的 /观赏性的 adj (bred for aesthetic or decorative purposes)
Czech
2 entries- ornamentální adj (serving to ornament)
- okrasná rostlina noun (plant serving to ornament)
Dutch
3 entries- ornamenteel adj (serving to ornament)
- sier noun (plant serving to ornament)
- sierplant noun (plant serving to ornament)
Finnish
4 entries- koriste adj (bred for aesthetic or decorative purposes)
- koristeellinen adj (serving to ornament)
- koristeellinen adj (bred for aesthetic or decorative purposes)
- koristeellinen noun (plant serving to ornament)
French
3 entries- ornemental adj (serving to ornament)
- ornemental noun (plant serving to ornament)
- ornementale noun (plant serving to ornament)
Friulian
1 entries- ornamentâl adj (serving to ornament)
Galician
2 entries- ornamental adj (serving to ornament)
- ornamental noun (plant serving to ornament)
German
3 entries- Zier adj (serving to ornament)
- dekorativ adj (serving to ornament)
- Zierpflanze noun (plant serving to ornament)
Greek
2 entries- διακοσμητική noun (plant serving to ornament)
- διακοσμητικό noun (plant serving to ornament)
Hungarian
2 entries- díszes adj (serving to ornament)
- ékes adj (serving to ornament)
Ido
1 entries- ornementala noun (plant serving to ornament)
Indonesian
2 entries- ornamental adj (serving to ornament)
- ornamental adj (bred for aesthetic or decorative purposes)
Irish
2 entries- gréagáin adj (serving to ornament)
- ornáideach adj (serving to ornament)
Italian
2 entries- ornamentale adj (serving to ornament)
- ornamentale noun (plant serving to ornament)
Japanese
1 entries- 装飾用 noun (plant serving to ornament)
Malay
1 entries- tanaman hiasan noun (plant serving to ornament)
Old English
2 entries- gefrætwod adj (serving to ornament)
- glengful adj (serving to ornament)
Polish
1 entries- ozdobny adj (serving to ornament)
Portuguese
1 entries- ornamental adj (serving to ornament)
Romanian
1 entries- ornamental adj (serving to ornament)
Russian
1 entries- орнаментальная noun (plant serving to ornament)
Spanish
1 entries- ornamental adj (serving to ornament)
Sample sentences
15 total sentences available.
There is a tendency to utilize underground space for the less ornamental purposes of civilization.
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Sami bought some ornamental plants.
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Sami planted some ornamental plants.
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