Added 10 October 2026
ornate
/ɔɹˈneɪt/ adjective
Latin root: ōrnātus Wiktionary
adjective Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about ornate at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
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Marked by elaborate rhetoric and elaborated with decorative details.
a flowery speech
Origin
Learned borrowing from Latin ōrnātus, perfect passive participle of ōrnō (“to equip, adorn”), see -ate (adjective-forming suffix). Doublet of orné.
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