ornate

adjective

ȯr-ˈnāt How to pronounce ornate (audio)
Definition of ornatenext
1
as in baroque
elaborately and often excessively decorated an ornate gambling casino that is designed to look like an Italian palace

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2
as in rhetorical
full of fine words and fancy expressions the ornate prose that was standard in all diplomatic correspondence in those days

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Recent Examples of ornate Much of the original craftsmanship remains, from the fireplaces and ornate tile work to the woodwork and molding that first caught Hill’s attention. — Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 3 Aug. 2026 As for finishing touches, Saldaña wore a pair of Aquazzura white pointed toe pumps with ornate cutouts. — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 31 July 2026 Overly grand staircases and ornate rail details are both considered outdated by designers. — The Spruce, 30 July 2026 One features only a few men dressed in black suits, standing in an ornate bank. — Margaux MacColl, Vanity Fair, 28 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for ornate
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ornate
  1. baroque
  2. rhetorical
  3. decorated
  4. purple
  5. extravagant
  6. florid
  7. gilded
  8. flowery
Adjective
  • There’s just something so deeply magnetic about baroque pearls, which are known for their irregular, non-spherical shape.
    — Selene Oliva, Glamour, 13 July 2026
  • Gyllenhaal received the President’s Award on Friday at the festival’s opening night ceremony, and talked to the international press on Saturday in a suite at the neo-baroque Grand Hotel Pupp in Karlovy Vary.
    — Carole Horst, Variety, 4 July 2026
Definition of baroque
Adjective
  • To judge by the vocabulary deployed in its pages, the book belongs in the inner sanctum of literary theory, where the walls are hung with gnarly rhetorical tropes.
    — Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026
  • For one, what South Korea is calling a policy shift is largely rhetorical and little different in substance from the previous approach, says KIDA's Lee Ho-ryung.
    — Se Eun Gong, NPR, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of rhetorical
Adjective
  • There are several good options here, but Perkins was a decorated player his first two years at LSU before an ACL tear altered his path.
    — Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 29 July 2026
  • Australian authorities have arrested and charged the country's most decorated living soldier, Ben Roberts-Smith, 47, with five war crime murders allegedly committed during the war in Afghanistan.
    — Elaine Mallon, FOXNews.com, 7 Apr. 2026
Definition of decorated
Adjective
  • The headphones come in blue, midnight, orange, purple, and starlight.
    — Kelsey Fogarty, PC Magazine, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Imagine the Patriots in red playing a game in Boston, or the Cowboys in their old-school blue in the Cotton Bowl, or Minnesota in purple pants playing outdoors with both teams on the same sidelines (look it up, that used to happen).
    — Darren Cooper, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of purple
Adjective
  • The company has deals with many studios as well, as filmmakers try to generate more extravagant shots at lower costs.
    — Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 4 Aug. 2026
  • The era is remembered as a golden age of prosperity, paired with a thriving art and culture scene—Toulouse-Lautrec posters, the Eiffel Tower (built in 1889), extravagant fashion, the Moulin Rouge, and the flourishing Impressionist art world.
    — R. Daniel Foster, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of extravagant
Adjective
  • Indeed, the underwriters used some uncharacteristically florid language in lauding SpaceX’s prospects.
    — Shawn Tully, Fortune, 18 July 2026
  • But there’s a savvy 2026 vibe about the way the film refuses to create florid melodrama out of quotidian crisis, and instead observes with generosity as the characters grope awkwardly toward emotional détente and mutual forgiveness.
    — Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 8 July 2026
Definition of florid
Adjective
  • Ben Affleck would very much like a side of golden arches to go along with his pair of gilded Oscars, thank you very much!
    — Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 23 July 2026
  • Archer’s name was printed in black type on the lower crossbar of the gilt wood frame.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 July 2026
Definition of gilded
Adjective
  • He is never lost for words, his answers fluent, flowery and free of ums or ers.
    — Andy McGrath, New York Times, 11 July 2026
  • Bailee Madison wears a gorgeous gown with flowery detailing at the CeraVe Global CerAwards on June 4 in Los Angeles.
    — People Staff, PEOPLE, 7 June 2026
Definition of flowery

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