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  1. having a lot of complicated decoration: a room with an ornate ceiling and gold mirrors. mainly disapproving. Language that is ornate contains too many complicated words or phrases: Some students are put off studying his work because of the ornate language of the poetry. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.

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  3. The meaning of ORNATE is marked by elaborate rhetoric or florid style. How to use ornate in a sentence.

  4. If something is ornate — whether it's a ball gown, a set of dishes, or a poem — it seems to be covered in ornaments. It's lavish, flowery, or heavily adorned. Look at the first four letters of ornate, and you'll spot the beginning of its close relative ornament.

  5. An ornate building, piece of furniture, or object is decorated with complicated patterns or shapes. [...] ornately adverb [usually ADVERB -ed] See full entry for 'ornate' Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.

  6. ornate. adjective. uk/ɔːˈneɪt/us. Add to word listAdd to word list. decorated with a lot of complicated patterns: ornate wooden doors. (Definition of ornate from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

  7. Ornate definition: elaborately or sumptuously adorned, often excessively or showily so. See examples of ORNATE used in a sentence.

  8. An ornate building, piece of furniture, or object is decorated with complicated patterns or shapes. ...an ornate iron staircase. ...the big dining-room with its massive fireplace and ornate ceiling.

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