adornment

English

Etymology

adorn + -ment

Pronunciation

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Noun

adornment (countable and uncountable, plural adornments)

  1. A decoration; that which adorns.
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:decoration
    The draperies did little to keep out the light; rather, they were mainly there as adornment for the windows.
  2. The act of decorating.

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