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English
Etymology
From Latin ornatus, past participle of ornare (“to equip, adorn”). Doublet of orné.
Pronunciation
Adjective
ornate (comparative more ornate, superlative most ornate)
- Elaborately ornamented, often to excess.
1907 August, Robert W[illiam] Chambers, chapter V, in The Younger Set, New York, N.Y.: D. Appleton & Company, →OCLC:The house of Ruthven was a small but ultra-modern limestone affair, between Madison and Fifth ; […]. As a matter of fact its narrow ornate façade presented not a single quiet space that the eyes might rest on after a tiring attempt to follow and codify the arabesques, foliations, and intricate vermiculations of what some disrespectfully dubbed as “near-aissance.”
- Flashy, flowery or showy
- Finely finished, as a style of composition.
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
elaborately ornamented, often to excess
Verb
ornate (third-person singular simple present ornates, present participle ornating, simple past and past participle ornated)
- (obsolete) To adorn or honour (someone or something).
1552, Hughe Latymer [i.e., Hugh Latimer], Augustine Bernher, compiler, “The Second Sermon”, in Certayn Godly Sermons, Made uppon the Lords Prayer, , London: John Day, , published 1562, →OCLC, folio 13, verso:And truely thoſe that lyue in the feare of god, (conſydering that they ſerue not only their carnal maiſters, but God hymſelfe,) they be in a good caſe: but they may not bee eye ſeruauntes. […] Saincte Paule woulde haue them to lyue ſo, that they maye ornate and ſanctifye the name of God.
Further reading
- “ornate”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “ornate”, in The Century Dictionary , New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
Anagrams
Italian
Etymology 1
Verb
ornate
- inflection of ornare:
- second-person plural present indicative
- second-person plural imperative
Etymology 2
Participle
ornate f pl
- feminine plural of ornato
Anagrams
Latin
Adverb
ōrnātē (comparative ōrnātius, superlative ōrnātissimē)
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Participle
ōrnāte
- vocative masculine singular of ōrnātus
References
- “ornate”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “ornate”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- ornate in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
Spanish
Verb
ornate
- second-person singular voseo imperative of ornar combined with te