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Added 9 October 2026

ornament

/ˈɔː(ɹ)nəmənt/ noun

In Latin: ornāmentum Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about ornament at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Something used to beautify.

verb

Make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.
Decorate the room for the party
Be an ornament to.
stars ornamented the Christmas tree

Origin

From Middle English ornament, from Old French ornement, from Latin ornamentum (“equipment, apparatus, furniture, trappings, adornment, embellishment”), from ornāre (“to equip, adorn”). The verb is derived from the noun.

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