adornment

noun

adorn·​ment ə-ˈdȯrn-mənt 

1

: the action of adorning : the state of being adorned

2

: something that adorns

Synonyms of adornment

• ornamentation
• decoration
• ornament

Examples of adornment in a Sentence

the adornment of the walls with her paintings

Her room doesn't have any unnecessary adornments.

The entrance to the building has little adornment.

Recent Examples on the Web

Pinning her veil beneath the knot allowed the two adornments to not overlap. —Shelby Wax, Vogue, 7 Feb. 2026

At the show's afterparty, Browne and his models—some still wearing the metallic hair adornments from the show—loosened up a bit as a DJ positioned in one corner of the tent attempted to manifest Latifah with a quick mix of her hits. —Eve Batey, Vanity Fair, 7 Feb. 2026

There was no sour cream, avocado or other adornments, just spicy meat in a soft tortilla. —Krista Kafer, Denver Post, 5 Feb. 2026

Finish off the look with chunky gold earrings to match the adornments on the bag. —Essence Wiley, InStyle, 5 Feb. 2026

Word History

Etymology

Middle English adornement, borrowed from Anglo-French aurnement, from aurner, adourner "to adorn" + -ment -ment

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

adornment

noun

adorn·​ment ə-ˈdȯrn-mənt 

1

: the action of adorning : the state of being adorned

2

: something that adorns