adornment
noun
adorn·ment
ə-ˈdȯrn-mənt 
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.
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Anand Gopal, New Yorker, 28 Feb. 2026
The ring was created by designer Jean Schlumberger and served as a more casual alternative to Jackie's more dazzling adornments.
—Emma Banks, InStyle, 27 Feb. 2026
Instead, these timeless adornments can fit into everyday life.
—Malana Vantayler, USA Today, 27 Feb. 2026
So, The Mirror is more about fresh adornments than drastic reinvention.
—Dean Van Nguyen, Pitchfork, 27 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for adornment
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“Adornment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/adornment. Accessed 4 Mar. 2026.
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adornment
noun
adorn·ment
ə-ˈdȯrn-mənt
1
: the action of adorning : the state of being adorned
2
: something that adorns
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