ornamental

English

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Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˌɔːnəˈmɛntl/, X-SAMPA: /%O:n@"mEntl/
• (US) IPA: /ˌɔɹnəˈmɛntl/, X-SAMPA: /%Orn@"mEntl/

Adjective

ornamental (comparative more ornamental, superlative most ornamental)

1. Serving to ornament; characterized by ornament; beautifying; embellishing.

   Some think it most ornamental to wear their bracelets on their wrists; others, about their ankles.

Translations

serving to ornament

• Romanian: ornamental (ro) m and n

• Spanish: ornamental (es)

Related terms

• ornament
• ornamentation
• ornamentally

Noun

ornamental (plural ornamentals)

1. An ornamental plant.

Translations

Serving to ornament

• Chinese: 裝飾, 装饰
• Dutch: sier-
• Finnish: koristeellinen
• French: ornemental (fr) m, ornementale (fr) f
• German: dekorative

• Greek: διακοσμητικό m/n, διακοσμητική f
• Ido: ornementala
• Italian: ornamentale (it) m and f
• Japanese: 装飾用
• Russian: орнаментальная

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Spanish

Adjective

ornamental m and f (plural ornamentales)

1. ornamental

Related terms

• ornamentación
• ornamentar