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Dictionary: or·nate   (ôr-nāt') pronunciation
adj.
  1. Elaborately, heavily, and often excessively ornamented.
  2. 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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adjective

    Elaborately and heavily ornamented: baroque, flamboyant, florid, rococo. See plain/fancy.

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adj

Definition: fancily decorated
Antonyms: plain, simple


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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: Highly decorated.

pronunciation As they removed the last of the dirt from the ornate box, they paused in wonder and trepidation at what might lie within.

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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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