Today’s word of the day is ‘Ornate.’ Let us understand more about this word.
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What is this word’s grammar?
The word is an adjective, i.e., it adds more information about the noun or sentence.
It means:
1. Fancily decorated
2. Beautiful
3. Fancy
4. Dazzling
How is the word ‘Ornate’ pronounced in popular languages?
1. Hindi – Saroop
2. Spanish – Florido
3. French – Orné
4. Mandarin – Huálì de
How to use this word in a sentence?
1. The foot was worked into ornate lobes during the remaining years of the century.
2. The ornate structure of the opera-house caught his tongue and eyes.
3. Then they were in front of an ornate door, with their weapons ready.
4. And although the luncheon came in courses it was not ornate.
5. They were dressed in the ornate court dress of the Western Empire, he saw.
What are some synonyms of the word of the day?
Some synonyms of the word are:
baroque, beautiful, elegant, embroidered, fancy, gaudy, gilded, glamorous, lavish, magnificent, opulent, rococo, sparkling, sumptuous, adorned, aureate, bedecked, bright, brilliant, busy, colored, convoluted, dazzling, elaborate, fine, flamboyant, flashy, flaunting, florid, flowery, fussy, glitzy, glossy, high-wrought, jeweled, luscious, meretricious, ornamented, ostentatious, overdone, overelaborate, pretentious, resplendent, rich, showy, splashy, superficial, tawdry, variegated etc.
What are some antonyms of the word of the day?
Some antonyms of the word are:
dull, offensive, plain, poor, ugly, unsophisticated, simple
Quotation:
With Zac Posen gowns, it’s like making an ornate pastry. Then, sometimes, it’s just great to have the perfect chicken soup or consomme. And that’s Brooks Brothers.
Zac Posen
Social Example:
https://twitter.com/SWTOR/status/1279112677499912194
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