Synonyms for adornment
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Noun
1. Decoration — A decoration; that which adorns
decoration, ornament, ornamentation, embellishment, garnish, garnishment, garniture
Definitions
- n. 1
A decoration; that which adorns.
The draperies did little to keep out the light; rather, they were mainly there as adornment for the windows.
Forms
- Plural
- adornments → decorations, ornaments, ornamentations, embellishments…
Example sentences
- decoration Lori teaches a masterclass on cupcake decoration.
- ornament Friends who pay a visit are an ornament to the home.
- ornamentation He is singing with a lot of ornamentation.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| adornment | rising | |
| decoration | steady | |
| ornament | falling | |
| ornamentation | falling | |
| embellishment | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 7 letters
- garnish2
- 8 letters
- ornament3
- 9 letters
- garniture
- 10 letters
- decoration4
- 11 letters
- garnishment3
- 13 letters
- ornamentation5, embellishment4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (garnish2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- parure
- Español
- alhaja
- Deutsch
- Verzierung
- Català
- adorn