as in ornamentation
something that decorates or beautifies
the only adornment in the sparely furnished bedroom was a small portrait of the poet Walt Whitman
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Recent Examples of adornment
The high-low hair adornment has arrived.
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Arden Fanning Andrews, Vogue, 11 Mar. 2026
The flag had become a landmark, a giant adornment in the heart of downtown.
—Anand Gopal, New Yorker, 28 Feb. 2026
Instead, these timeless adornments can fit into everyday life.
—Malana Vantayler, USA Today, 27 Feb. 2026
So, The Mirror is more about fresh adornments than drastic reinvention.
—Dean Van Nguyen, Pitchfork, 27 Feb. 2026
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Arden Fanning Andrews, Vogue, 11 Mar. 2026
The flag had become a landmark, a giant adornment in the heart of downtown.
—Anand Gopal, New Yorker, 28 Feb. 2026
Instead, these timeless adornments can fit into everyday life.
—Malana Vantayler, USA Today, 27 Feb. 2026
So, The Mirror is more about fresh adornments than drastic reinvention.
—Dean Van Nguyen, Pitchfork, 27 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for adornment
Recent Examples of Synonyms for adornment
Noun
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Pale, dusty hues enhance natural light, offering a subtle counterpoint to the rich ornamentation, while ceiling paintings by Vicke Andrén, celebrated for his work at the Royal Swedish Opera, underscore the apartment’s artistic importance.—
Mark David,
Robb Report,
23 Mar. 2026
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One of the White House’s most compelling features has always been its domestic scale and ornamentation.—
Edward Keegan,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Mar. 2026
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Shoppers can also find mini refrigerators and even Christmas decorations.—
Madeleine Wright,
CBS News,
26 Mar. 2026
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If fragrance wants to retain both cultural and commercial strength in the decades ahead, legacy must be treated not as decoration, but as infrastructure.—
Sudhir Gupta,
Rolling Stone,
25 Mar. 2026
Noun
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What remains in a lot of these tracks, then, are dazzling little ornaments.—
Joshua Minsoo Kim,
Pitchfork,
24 Mar. 2026
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The store’s display of wooden German pieces, for example, are reproductions of a line of German ornaments from the late 1920s.—
Emily M. Olson,
Hartford Courant,
15 Mar. 2026
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“Adornment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adornment. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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