Ornate vs Gorgeous - What's the difference?
ornate | gorgeous |
Elaborately ornamented, often to excess.
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*:The house of Ruthven was a small but ultra-modern limestone affair, between Madison and Fifth?;. As a matter of fact its narrow ornate façade presented not a single quiet space that the eyes might rest on after a tiring attempt to follow and codify the arabesques, foliations, and intricate vermiculations of what some disrespectfully dubbed as “near-aissance.”
Flashy, flowery or showy
Finely finished, as a style of composition.
*(John Milton) (1608-1674)
*:a graceful and ornate rhetoric
(obsolete) To adorn; to honour.
(of a person or place) very beautiful.
(rare) Very enjoyable, pleasant, tasty etc.
As adjectives the difference between ornate and gorgeous
is that ornate is elaborately ornamented, often to excess while gorgeous is (of a person or place) very beautiful.As a verb ornate
is (obsolete) to adorn; to honour.ornate
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(ornat)- They may ornate and sanctify the name of God. — Latimer.
Anagrams
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(en adjective)- All the contest judges agreed that Brigitt was absolutely gorgeous .
- The sunsets in Hawaii are gorgeous .
- Israeli hummus is absolutely gorgeous .