ornate
[ awr-neyt ]
/ ɔrˈneɪt /
adjective
elaborately or sumptuously adorned, often excessively or showily so: They bought an ornate Louis XIV sofa.
embellished with rhetoric; florid or high-flown: an ornate style of writing.
Origin of ornate
1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin
ornātus well-equipped, adorned, orig. past participle of
ornāre to equip; see
-ate1
OTHER WORDS FROM ornate
Words nearby ornate
ornament,
ornamental,
ornamentalism,
ornamentation,
ornamented,
ornate,
orne,
ornery,
ornis,
ornith-,
ornith.
Example sentences from the Web for ornate
British Dictionary definitions for ornate
ornate
/ (ɔːˈneɪt) /
adjective
heavily or elaborately decorated
(of style in writing) overembellished; flowery
Derived forms of ornate
ornately, adverb ornateness, nounWord Origin for ornate
C15: from Latin
ornāre to decorate