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View synonyms for decorative

decorative

[ dek-er-uh-tiv, dek-ruh-, dek-uh-rey- ]

adjective

  1. serving or tending to decorate.
  2. Fine Arts. serving only to decorate, in contrast to providing a meaningful experience.


decorative

/ ˈdɛkrətɪv; ˈdɛkərətɪv /

adjective

  1. serving to decorate or adorn; ornamental


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Derived Forms

  • ˈdecorativeness, noun
  • ˈdecoratively, adverb

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Other Words From

  • deco·ra·tive·ly adverb
  • deco·ra·tive·ness noun
  • non·deco·ra·tive adjective
  • over·deco·ra·tive adjective
  • over·deco·ra·tive·ly adverb
  • over·deco·ra·tive·ness noun
  • un·deco·ra·tive adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of decorative1

First recorded in 1785–95; decorate + -ive

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Example Sentences

Decorative yes, but a daily handbag that will sweep through the closets of women worldwide?

The work at Art Basel is often interesting, often dull, and disproportionately decorative in nature.

Decorative value is largely incidental to artistic merit as defined by critics.

Having been taught Modernism, a school of thought that scoffs at the decorative, materials became his primary means of expression.

Undergarments did enjoy a brief moment of exposure in the 18th century, with the ruling class indulging in decorative corsets.

The painter breakfasting at the next table is hard at work on a decorative panel for a ceiling.

All decorative painting, carving, and inlaying is done by them; in short, they excel in all ingenious mechanical arts.

Over the wall was spread a coating of fine marble stucco for decorative purposes, which gave it a finish of dazzling white.

There is considerable decorative skill displayed in the edifice; but the work looks opaque and needs brightening up.

Silver, even, is less common in heavy decorative metal work than is solid gold.

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