ornate
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
< Latin ornatus, pp. of ornare (“‘to equip, adorn’”).
[edit] Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -eɪt
[edit] Adjective
ornate (comparative more ornate, superlative most ornate)
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Comparative |
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- elaborately ornamented, often to excess
- flashy, flowery or showy
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[edit] Translations
elaborately ornamented, often to excess
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flashy, flowery or showy
[edit] External links
- ornate in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- ornate in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
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[edit] Verb
ornate
- Second-person plural present tense of ornare.
- Second-person plural imperative of ornare.
- Feminine plural of ornato.
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[edit] Latin
[edit] Participle
ōrnāte
- vocative masculine singular of ōrnātus