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
This piece includes a lot of adornments and beautiful items, Yang places the gold finger at the bottom of the work to literally ‘point out’ the danger of placing value on the wrong things, this is King Midas’s finger - who famously was confronted with the dangerous reality of his desires.
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Lee Sharrock, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
These included the manufacturing of refined tools, decorative adornments and jewelry, as well as participating in elaborate ritualistic burials.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 26 June 2025
How does color, and by extension adornment, serve as a way to signal spiritual or emotional states within your work?
—Essence, 17 June 2025
This vegan leather satchel bag is offered in five bold colors, has bottom studs, sturdy handles and a dangling padlock adornment.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 10 Apr. 2025
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Lee Sharrock, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
These included the manufacturing of refined tools, decorative adornments and jewelry, as well as participating in elaborate ritualistic burials.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 26 June 2025
How does color, and by extension adornment, serve as a way to signal spiritual or emotional states within your work?
—Essence, 17 June 2025
This vegan leather satchel bag is offered in five bold colors, has bottom studs, sturdy handles and a dangling padlock adornment.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 10 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for adornment
Noun
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Told by one of the firm’s senior partners to add ornamentation to the design for a pyramid atop an office building, Wells flatly refused.—
Henry Wiencek
July 22,
Literary Hub,
22 July 2025
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That is, minimal ornamentation with an emphasis on modern materials which made construction less expensive.—
Randy Mason,
Kansas City Star,
21 May 2025
Noun
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To take advantage of all the fall offers, head to your nearest ALDI store and stock up fast—the fall decorations are sure to sell out quickly.—
Sophia Beams,
Better Homes & Gardens,
31 July 2025
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The graduating senior was also prom queen who helped with planning activities that included the song playlist and picking out decorations.—
Andy Humbles,
The Tennessean,
14 July 2025
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Experts believe that rice played a role in rituals that were performed in the cave, which also included fine pottery, shell pendants and ornaments.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
14 July 2025
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Right now, Amazon has marked down window candles, pillow covers, ornaments, and string lights to celebrate Christmas in July.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
10 July 2025
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“Adornment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adornment. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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