Ornamental vs Ornamented - What's the difference?
ornamental | ornamented |
Serving to ornament; characterized by ornament; beautifying; embellishing.
(ornament)
(senseid) An element of decoration; that which embellishes or adorns.
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(music) A musical flourish that is unnecessary to the overall melodic or harmonic line, but serves to decorate or "ornament" that line.
(senseid) To decorate.
(senseid) To add to.
As an adjective ornamental
is serving to ornament; characterized by ornament; beautifying; embellishing.As a noun ornamental
is an ornamental plant.As a verb ornamented is
(ornament).ornamental
English
(wikipedia ornamental)Adjective
(en adjective)- Some think it most ornamental to wear their bracelets on their wrists; others, about their ankles.
ornamented
English
Verb
(head)ornament
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Noun
(en noun)- Like that long-buried body of the king / Found lying with his urns and ornaments .
- I'm a bit short on brain myself; the old bean would appear to have been constructed more for ornament than for use.
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Verb
(en verb)- We will ornament the windows with trim to make the room seem brighter.
- The editor ornamented his plain writing, making it fancier but less clear.
