or·nate

[awr-neyt]
adjective
1.
elaborately or sumptuously adorned, often excessively or showily so: They bought an ornate Louis XIV sofa.
2.
embellished with rhetoric; florid or high-flown: an ornate style of writing.

Origin:
1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin ornātus well-equipped, adorned, orig. past participle of ornāre to equip; see -ate1

or·nate·ly, adverb
or·nate·ness, noun
un·or·nate, adjective
un·or·nate·ly, adverb
un·or·nate·ness, noun


1. showy, ostentatious; rich, lavish.
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ornate (ɔːˈneɪt) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
1.  heavily or elaborately decorated
2.  (of style in writing) overembellished; flowery
 
[C15: from Latin ornāre to decorate]
 
or'nately
 
adv
 
or'nateness
 
n

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Word Origin & History

ornate
1420, from L. ornatus "adorned," pp. of ornare "adorn, fit out," from stem of ordo "order" (see order). Earliest ref. is to literary style.
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Example sentences
It was an ornate space, with a decorated ceiling and red tiled floor.
Today's school choice discussion is weighed down with ornate words written by
  people who have never experienced it.
Balis can be so ornate that they're supported by chains attached to the
  wearer's hair.
The counterfeit items have ornate borders on three sides.
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