Ornate vs Rococo - What's the difference?
ornate | rococo | Synonyms |
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.
A style of baroque architecture and decorative art, from 18th century France, having elaborate ornamentation.
Of, or relating to the rococo style.
Over-elaborate or complicated.
Old-fashioned.
Ornate is a synonym of rococo.
As an adjective ornate
is elaborately ornamented, often to excess.As a verb ornate
is (obsolete) to adorn; to honour.As a noun rococo is
rococo or rococo can be rococo.ornate
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(ornat)- They may ornate and sanctify the name of God. — Latimer.