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: marked by elaborate rhetoric (see rhetoric sense 2b) or florid (see florid sense 1a) style
is clear and simple rather than ornate and pompous—
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: elaborately or excessively decorated
an ornate mantle
an ornate townhouse
ornate chandeliers
ornately
adverb
ornateness
noun
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She doesn't like ornate jewelry.
an ornate gambling casino that is designed to look like an Italian palace
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Architect’s Flat Photo: Courtesy of Airbnb Originally built as a private residence in 1906, this palatial home has old world sensibilities with its ornate ceilings and intricate floors.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 28 Nov. 2024
In return, Coca-Cola became a soft drinks supplier at the park and has also occupied this slot at its counterpart, Walt Disney World in Florida, since its ornate iron gates swung open in 1971.
—Caroline Reid, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
Right now, sitting in a nondescript warehouse in Carson, California, thousands of ornate Gibson guitars are piled up in dozens of stacks of cardboard boxes nearly seven feet high.
—Ethan Millman, Rolling Stone, 26 Nov. 2024
The ornate box will be priced at $30.99 with a large popcorn — or $25.99 for those who just want to sit in a theater watching a movie with an empty sarcophagus on their lap.
—James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Nov. 2024
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Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 28 Nov. 2024
In return, Coca-Cola became a soft drinks supplier at the park and has also occupied this slot at its counterpart, Walt Disney World in Florida, since its ornate iron gates swung open in 1971.
—Caroline Reid, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
Right now, sitting in a nondescript warehouse in Carson, California, thousands of ornate Gibson guitars are piled up in dozens of stacks of cardboard boxes nearly seven feet high.
—Ethan Millman, Rolling Stone, 26 Nov. 2024
The ornate box will be priced at $30.99 with a large popcorn — or $25.99 for those who just want to sit in a theater watching a movie with an empty sarcophagus on their lap.
—James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Nov. 2024
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“Ornate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ornate. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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