ORNATE

flowery, ornate

(adjective) marked by elaborate rhetoric and elaborated with decorative details; “a flowery speech”; “ornate rhetoric taught out of the rule of Plato”-John Milton

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Adjective

ornate (comparative more ornate, superlative most ornate)

Elaborately ornamented, often to excess.

Flashy, flowery or showy

Finely finished, as a style of composition.

Verb

ornate (third-person singular simple present ornates, present participle ornating, simple past and past participle ornated)

(obsolete) To adorn; to honour.

Anagrams

• antero-, atoner, roneat, rotane, tenora

Source: Wiktionary

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Or*nate", a. Etym: [L. ornatus, p. p. of ornare to adorn.]

1. Adorned; decorated; beautiful. "So bedecked, ornate, and gay." Milton.

2. Finely finished, as a style of composition. A graceful and ornate rhetoric. Milton.

Or*nate", v. t.

Definition: To adorn; to honor. [R.] They may ornate and sanctify the name of God. Latimer.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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