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Adorn vs Adorable - What's the difference?

adorn | adorable |

As a verb adorn

is to make more beautiful and attractive; to decorate.

As a noun adorn

is adornment.

As an adjective adorable is

befitting of being adored; cute or loveable.

adorn

English

Verb

(en verb)
  • To make more beautiful and attractive; to decorate.
  • a man adorned with noble statuary and columns
    a character adorned with every Christian grace
    a gallery of paintings was adorned with the works of some of the great masters
  • * Bible, Isa. lxi. 10
  • as a bride adorneth herself with her jewels
  • * Goldsmith
  • At church, with meek and unaffected grace, / His looks adorned the venerable place.

    Synonyms

    * beautify * bedeck * decorate * deck * grace * ornament * prettify * See also

    Noun

  • (obsolete) adornment
  • (Spenser)

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    adorable

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Befitting of being adored; cute or loveable.
  • Derived terms

    * adorbs

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