ornamented

[ awr-nuh-men-tid, -muh n- ]
/ ˈɔr nəˌmɛn tɪd, -mən- /

adjective Typography.

(of a character) highly embellished or ornate; altered by embellishment.

Origin of ornamented

First recorded in 1730–40; ornament + -ed2

OTHER WORDS FROM ornamented

un·or·na·ment·ed, adjective

Words nearby ornamented

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

OTHER WORDS FROM ornament

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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, noun

Word Origin for ornament

C14: from Latin ornāmentum, from ornāre to adorn