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 adornment is timeless and coquettish, meaning flirty, meaning fun. —Kiana Murden, Vogue, 9 Jan. 2025

Besides the more than 44,000 paint colors and expansive interior options the company can change dash panels and accompanying metals, hood ornaments, ceiling adornments and more. —Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025

Sprinkled among the tens of thousands of holiday doodads are pieces of family history that Brown holds dearer to his heart than any of the Christmas adornments that have a high monetary value. —Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal, 12 Dec. 2024

Once the adornments have been removed from your tree, remove the stand from the tree. —Cody Godwin, USA TODAY, 30 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