ornamented
[ awr-nuh-men-tid, -muh n- ]
/ ˈɔr nəˌmɛn tɪd, -mən- /
adjective Typography.
(of a character) highly embellished or ornate; altered by embellishment.
OTHER WORDS FROM ornamented
un·or·na·ment·ed, adjectiveWords nearby ornamented
orn,
ornament,
ornamental,
ornamentalism,
ornamentation,
ornamented,
ornate,
orne,
ornery,
ornis,
ornith-
Definition for ornamented (2 of 2)
ornament
[ noun awr-nuh-muhnt; verb awr-nuh-ment, -muhnt ]
/ noun ˈɔr nə mənt; verb ˈɔr nəˌmɛnt, -mənt /
noun
verb (used with object)
to furnish with ornaments; embellish: to ornament a musical composition.
to be an ornament to: Several famous scientists were acquired to ornament the university.
Origin of ornament
1175–1225; < Latin
ornāmentum equipment, ornament, equivalent to
ornā(re) to equip +
-mentum
-ment; replacing Middle English
ornement < Old French < Latin, as above
SYNONYMS FOR ornament
OTHER WORDS FROM ornament
Example sentences from the Web for ornamented
British Dictionary definitions for ornamented
ornament
noun (ˈɔːnəmənt)
verb (ˈɔːnəˌmɛnt) (tr)
to decorate with or as if with ornaments
to serve as an ornament to
Derived forms of ornament
ornamentation, nounWord Origin for ornament
C14: from Latin
ornāmentum, from
ornāre to adorn