ornateness

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Noun
  • Who wouldn’t prefer the glamour and the redemptive grandeur of the radical Jean-Paul Sartre to the pallid temporizing of the liberal Raymond Aron?
    Nikhil Krishnan, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
  • The Whitley Hotel Atlanta Buckhead One of Buckhead's most charming properties, The Whitley blends old-school grandeur with cosmopolitan style.
    Ellie Nan Storck, Travel + Leisure, 16 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • With four stories and 35 rooms, Joslyn has opulence built, inlaid, and planted in every corner, from its carriage house tower to its gold drawing room and five acres of formal estate gardens.
    Jacqueline Kehoe, Midwest Living, 22 Apr. 2026
  • Mostly, the hotel sits on the serene side of Middle Eastern opulence, with marble, Murano chandeliers, and gold-leaf ceilings cut through with calming, earthy tones inspired by the desert and Arabian Gulf.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • There’s a creamy richness, a nice farmy note, and good salt.
    Alex Beggs, Bon Appetit Magazine, 25 Apr. 2026
  • Dried beans cooked from scratch with a rind in the pot emerge with a flavor and richness that is difficult to attribute to any single element, but unmistakable in the result.
    Anne Wolf, Martha Stewart, 24 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • In the sumptuousness of the bibliophile’s parlor, studying Black history occasioned reverent, joyous gatherings.
    Laura E. Helton, Literary Hub, 20 Apr. 2026
  • Beading, feathers, and pony-hair textures bring sumptuousness to ballet flats, clutches, and ladylike handbags, while plush textures give cloud-like softness to pumps and and tote bags.
    Cortne Bonilla, Vogue, 9 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Mosaic magnificence Fine art and mosaic design come together on the patio of this Massachusetts residence, which features stainless-steel appliances under a mosaic installation created with half-inch vitreous glass.
    Megan Johnson, Architectural Digest, 12 Mar. 2026
  • The film’s press campaign has, quite reasonably, played up the magnificence of Skarsgård’s body in leather and winked at the transgressiveness on display.
    Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 20 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Despite the buildings’ lavishness, the plastics meeting is in a downstairs space that’s less Dubai bling than basic corporate nice.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 Feb. 2026
  • Then again, a sense of glamour and lavishness—two pillars of Old Hollywood, when the big film studios had big money to burn—still goes hand-in-hand with awards season dressing today, too.
    Christian Allaire, Vogue, 9 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • But then, what is art if not an attempt to tidy up the real world’s teeming luxuriance?
    Sebastian Smee, Washington Post, 5 Dec. 2023
  • The comic luxuriance of Roman references should not blind us to the significance of these constant appeals to the Roman Republic and to classical virtue.
    Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2022
Noun
  • There’s a sublime elegance embodied in the stylish furniture and textiles of its 308 rooms, suites, and residences; in the vases overflowing with colorful flowers; and in that delightful, distinctive scent that fills its communal areas.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
  • The relaxed maxi silhouette and lightweight crepe fabric provide the perfect combo of elegance and comfort for a long dinner.
    Kristin Braswell, Travel + Leisure, 23 Apr. 2026
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“Ornateness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ornateness. Accessed 29 Apr. 2026.

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