adornment

noun

adorn·​ment ə-ˈdȯrn-mənt 

1

: the action of adorning : the state of being adorned

2

: something that adorns

Synonyms

• beautifier
• caparison
• decoration
• doodad
• embellisher
• embellishment
• frill
• garnish
• garnishment
• garniture
• ornament
• ornamentation
• setoff
• trim

Examples of adornment in a Sentence

the adornment of the walls with her paintings

Her room doesn't have any unnecessary adornments.

The entrance to the building has little adornment.

Recent Examples on the Web

The adornments cover the entire bodice and torso, as well as sprinkled down the length of the piece. —Raven Brunner, People.com, 19 Mar. 2025

Its only adornment was a framed picture of Mazen, the same one that had been on the handbills. —Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025

Cities across the country will celebrate with parades of green adornment, Irish foods and thematic bar crawls. —Kinsey Crowley, USA TODAY, 16 Mar. 2025

Art is a kind of maintenance—a more creative health regimen, a more spiritual wellness routine, and a more visceral ritual of adornment and beauty. —Akilah Sailers, Essence, 19 Dec. 2024

Word History

Etymology

Middle English adornement, borrowed from Anglo-French aurnement, from aurner, adourner "to adorn" + -ment -ment

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

adornment

noun

adorn·​ment ə-ˈdȯrn-mənt 

1

: the action of adorning : the state of being adorned

2

: something that adorns