ornateness

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ornateness
Noun
  • That’s a significant contrast to other parts of the Forbidden City, marked by wide open spaces intended to represent the grandeur of imperial power and territory.
    Fred He, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Guiteau had childhood traumas and delusions of grandeur, but his desire to find purpose through public service is presented as at least partially earnest.
    Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 6 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Ganni became the shoe’s first collaborator and went full opulence with mustard snakeskin and jeweled badges.
    Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 31 Oct. 2025
  • The city’s love affair with opulence extends offshore too, with the world’s first Buddha Bar hotel rising on The World Islands, complete with floating villas and a beach club.
    Dominic Dudley, semafor.com, 27 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • It is aged to perfection delivering a smooth, full-bodied bourbon that balances sweet corn richness with subtle oak and spice.
    Gege Reed, Louisville Courier Journal, 4 Nov. 2025
  • The arrangements are sparse, breezy, clearing the path for Mavis’ voice, which has only gathered gravitas and richness.
    Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Since the outset of Major League Baseball’s Live Ball Era in 1920 through the present day, Kershaw’s magnificence begins with winning percentage.
    Wayne G. McDonnell, Forbes.com, 20 Sep. 2025
  • Five different combined wavelengths show the true magnificence and diversity of phenomena at play in the Crab Nebula.
    Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 12 Sep. 2025
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
  • The car embraces elegance without compromising on performance philosophy.
    Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 6 Nov. 2025
  • The house’s signature elegance has been woven into the styles, too, with the quartet showcasing classic silhouettes, subtle hues, and timeless materials that create a quiet luxury feel.
    Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 6 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • De Saint Sernin’s spring show was inspired by his French nobility roots, specifically his grandmother, who was a countess.
    Margaux Anbouba, Vogue, 27 Oct. 2025
  • Mozzi hails from Italian nobility and is the chief executive of Banda Property.
    Emily Weaver, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • At a time when Germany still had a monarchy, the grandness of the Reichstag’s design was intended to rival any structure the monarchy would build for itself.
    The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 9 Sep. 2025
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“Ornateness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ornateness. Accessed 10 Nov. 2025.

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