Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: ornamentation
IPA transcription: [,ɔɹnəmɛnt'eɪʃən]
noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: ornamentation, embellishment
    Meaning: the act of adding extraneous decorations to something
  • Synonyms: decoration, ornament, ornamentation
    Meaning: something used to beautify
  • Synonyms: ornamentation
    Meaning: the state of being ornamented
Usage examples
  • To adorn the walls of a library, and then conceal their ornamentation by expensive bookcases, is a waste, or rather a misapplication, of effects--always a sin against aesthetic principles.