- Elaborately, heavily, and often excessively ornamented.
- Flashy, showy, or florid in style or manner; flowery.
[Middle English, from Latin ōrnātus, past participle of ōrnāre, to embellish.]
ornately or·nate'ly adv.ornateness or·nate'ness n.
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[Middle English, from Latin ōrnātus, past participle of ōrnāre, to embellish.]
ornately or·nate'ly adv.| Thesaurus: ornate |
| Antonyms: ornate |
Definition: fancily decorated
Antonyms: plain, simple
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As they removed the last of the dirt from the ornate box, they paused in wonder and trepidation at what might lie within.
| Translations: Ornate |
Dansk (Danish)
adj. - (overdrevent) udsmykket, overbroderet, pyntet
Nederlands (Dutch)
sierlijk, (te veel) opgesmukt
Français (French)
adj. - (gén) richement orné, (Littérat) très fleuri (style)
Deutsch (German)
adj. - ornamentreich, reich verziert, blumig
Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - (υπερβολικά) διακοσμημένος ή πλουμιστός, φανταχτερός, περίτεχνος
Italiano (Italian)
ornato, elaborato, troppo carico
Português (Portuguese)
adj. - adornado, florido
Русский (Russian)
пышно украшенный, витиеватый
Español (Spanish)
adj. - ornado, adornado, recargado, florido
Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - utsirad, utsmyckad, sirlig
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
装饰的, 华丽的
中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 裝飾的, 華麗的
한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 잘 꾸민, 문체가 화려한
日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 飾りたてた, 美辞麗句を並べた, 華麗な, 飾り立てた
العربيه (Arabic)
(صفه) مزخرف
עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - מקושט, מליצי
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