Definition of Ornate

1. Adjective. Marked by elaborate rhetoric and elaborated with decorative details. "Ornate rhetoric taught out of the rule of Plato"

Exact synonyms: Flowery
Similar to: Rhetorical
Derivative terms: Ornateness

Definition of Ornate

1. a. Adorned; decorated; beautiful.

2. v. t. To adorn; to honor.

Definition of Ornate

1. Adjective. elaborately ornamented, often to excess ¹

2. Adjective. flashy, flowery or showy ¹

3. Verb. (obsolete) To adorn; to honour. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Ornate

1. elaborately or excessively ornamented [adj] : ORNATELY [adv]

Medical Definition of Ornate

1. A term that refers to the patterning of the scutum (gray or white markings on a dark background) in ixodid ticks. Origin: L. Ornatus, decorated (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Ornate

ormolus
orn
ornament
ornamental
ornamentalism
ornamentalist
ornamentally
ornamentals
ornamentation
ornamentations
ornamented
ornamenter
ornamenters
ornamenting
ornaments
ornate (current term)
ornate horned toad
ornate tinamou
ornate tinamous
ornate wolf
ornate wolves
ornated
ornately
ornateness
ornatenesses
ornater
ornatest
ornating
ornature
orned

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