ornate

[US]/ɔːˈneɪt/
[UK]/ɔːrˈneɪt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. elaborately decorated; adorned with intricate or fancy details; showy

Phrases & Collocations

Ornate decoration

Example Sentences

the ornate facade of the Palace

an ornate wrought-iron railing.

peculiarly ornate and metaphorical language.

a florid prose style.See Synonyms at ornate

a building with an ornate façade;

a simple tune that was overlaid with ornate harmonies.

an unpretentious country church. ornate

The style is ornate and highly decorative.

ornate curtain poles with decorative finials.

her only concession to fashion was her ornate silver ring.

The frames on the pictures are ornate with flowers and fruit painted in gold.

The ornate mairie (town hall) has been there since the Revolution, and the church or cathedral since the Middle Ages.

Chinese are that the ornate mairie(town hall) has been there since the Revolution, and the church or cathedral since the Middle Ages.

Real-world Examples

Their artists innovated, creating vast mosaics and ornate marble carvings.

Source: Bilingual Edition of TED-Ed Selected Speeches

The vast rose windows and the many ornate sculptures guarding its exterior.

Source: CNN 10 Student English April 2019 Collection

The first thorax segment of all the insects in this family is enlarged and highly ornate.

Source: Insect Kingdom Season 2 (Original Soundtrack Version)

If local legend's to be believed, its colour and ornate turrets may have inspired Disney's Cinderella castle.

Source: BBC English Unlocked

The first stop after you take the ornate road is Park Avenue viewpoint.

Source: VOA Video Highlights

To Karim and his friends, it's intricate, ornate wooden facade, artwork.

Source: CNN 10 Student English April 2020 Collection

She looked in the direction of an ornate stone effigy in the church graveyard.

Source: BBC Reading Selection

" Slytherin's mark, " he said quietly, as the light played upon an ornate, serpentine S.

Source: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

These ornate masquerades and charades that are part of his complexity reveal something about his identity.

Source: Yale University Open Course: European Civilization (Audio Version)

Some could be simple while others were extremely ornate, depending on the time and effort put into making them.

Source: One Hundred Thousand Whys

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