ornate
or·nate
adjective
1.
rich in decorative detail
2.
marked by elaborate rhetoric and elaborated with decorative details
- “a flowery speech”
- “ornate rhetoric taught out of the rule of Plato” John Milton
Origin
Learned borrowing from Latin ōrnātus, perfect passive participle of ōrnō (“to equip, adorn”), see -ate (adjective-forming suffix). Doublet of orné.
Phrases
- ornate aphid
- ornate hawk-eagle
- ornate horned toad
- ornate rainbowfish
- ornate shrew
- ornate tinamou
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