adornment

n.

1. The act of adorning.
2. Something that beautifies or adorns; an ornament: "Japanese food is on the whole superb, one of the adornments of the culture" (James Fallows).

noun

Something that adorns: decoration, embellishment, garnishment, garniture, ornament, ornamentation, trim, trimming. See beautiful/ugly.

n

Definition: decoration, enhancement
Antonyms: plainness

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The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: a decoration of color or interest that is added to relieve plainness

Meaning #2: the action of decorating yourself with something colorful and interesting

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - smykke, pryd

Nederlands (Dutch)
versiering

Français (French)
n. - ornement, décoration, parure

Deutsch (German)
n. - Schmuck, Verzierung

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - στολισμός, διακόσμηση, κόσμημα, στολίδι

Italiano (Italian)
ornamento

Português (Portuguese)
n. - adorno (m), ornamentação (f)

Русский (Russian)
украшение

Español (Spanish)
n. - adorno, ornamento, decoración

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - prydnad, dekoration

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
装饰, 装饰品

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 裝飾, 裝飾品

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 꾸미기, 장식[품]

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 飾ること, 装飾品, アクセサリー

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) زخرفه, تزيين, حليه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮קישוט, תכשיט‬

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