ornamental

English

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Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˌɔːnəˈmɛntl/, SAMPA: /%O:n@"mEntl/
• (US) IPA: /ˌɔɹnəˈmɛntl/, 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 m., орнаментальный f., орнаментальное n.

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Spanish

Adjective

ornamental m. and f. (plural ornamentales)

1. ornamental

Related terms

• ornamentación
• ornamentar