- The act or process of decorating, adorning, or embellishing.
- The state of being decorated, adorned, or embellished.
- Something that decorates or adorns; an embellishment.
ornamentation
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or·na·men·ta·tion (ôr'nə-mĕn-tā'shən)  |
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| Thesaurus: ornamentation |
noun
- Something that adorns: adornment, decoration, embellishment, garnishment, garniture, ornament, trim, trimming. See beautiful/ugly.
| WordNet: ornamentation |
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The noun has 3 meanings:
Meaning #1:
the state of being ornamented
Meaning #2:
something used to beautify
Synonyms: decoration, ornament
Meaning #3:
the act of adding extraneous decorations to something
Synonym: embellishment
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