adorned
Use Adorned in a sentence
verb (used with object)
1.
to decorate or add beauty to, as by ornaments: garlands of flowers adorning their hair.
2.
to make more pleasing, attractive, impressive, etc.; enhance: Piety adorned Abigail's character.
Origin:
1325–75; Middle English adornen < Latin adōrnāre, equivalent to ad- ad- + ōrnāre to dress (see ornate); replacing late Middle English aourne < Middle French < Latin
1325–75; Middle English adornen < Latin adōrnāre, equivalent to ad- ad- + ōrnāre to dress (see ornate); replacing late Middle English aourne < Middle French < Latin
Related forms
a·dorn·er, noun
a·dorn·ing·ly, adverb
non·a·dorn·er, noun
non·a·dorn·ing, adjective
o·ver·a·dorn, verb (used with object)
o·ver·a·dorned, adjective
pre·a·dorn, verb (used with object)
re·a·dorn, verb (used with object)
re·a·dorn·ing, adjective
self-a·dorn·ing, adjective
su·per·a·dorn, verb (used with object)
un·a·dorned, adjective
well-a·dorned, adjective
Synonyms
1. beautify; deck, bedeck; bedizen, array.
1. beautify; deck, bedeck; bedizen, array.
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| —vb | |
| 1. | to decorate: she adorned her hair with flowers |
| 2. | to increase the beauty, distinction, etc, of |
| [C14: via Old French from Latin adōrnāre, from ōrnāre to furnish, prepare] | |
| a'dornment | |
| —n | |
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Example sentences
There are nods from his mates, several of them wearing blue blazers adorned with their military medals.
Unused wallpaper isn't sticky or adorned with fringed edges, so it's easier to work with.
Sometimes local dignitaries join the procession, adorned with chains of office, sometimes not.
Additional clues come from the floral arrangement that adorned the king's neck at the time of his burial.
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