adornment

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adornment

  • /əˈdɔːnm(ə)nt/

noun adornments

  1. countable, uncountable A decoration; that which adorns. The draperies did little to keep out the light; rather, they were mainly there as adornment for the windows.

    Similar: adornment, decoration, embellishment, ornament, garniture, garnish, garnishment, ornamentation

  2. countable, uncountable The act of decorating.

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noun a decoration; that which adorns

Españoladorno
中文裝飾物 /装饰物 zhuāngshì wù
Portuguêsadorno
Françaisparure
DeutschVerzierung

noun the act of decorating

Portuguêsadornamento

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@misc{adornment_2026,
  title = {adornment},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/adornment},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}