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.
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Ornateness
Synonyms for "ornateness" (22 found)
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Closest matches (5)
Noun(5 words)
Strong matches (6)
Adjective(1 words)
florid detail
Related words (11)
Adjective(1 words)
fussy design
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More general
8 entriesaesthetic qualityappearancecultural styledecorative qualityexpressive stylestylestylistic qualityvisual aspect
More specific
6 entriesCollocations
6 entriesarchitectural ornatenessbaroque ornatenessdecorative qualityornamental richnessornate detailornateness level
Inflections
1 entriesDerivations
2 entriesSample sentences
1 total sentences available.