ornamental

/,ɔ:nə'mentl/

Thân thiện

The garden features several ornamental shrubs with colorful leaves.

Definition

1. Adjective:

   • Serving a decorative rather than a practical purpose: Describes something that is used or intended for decoration, to make something look more attractive, rather than for a useful function.
   • Relating to or used as an ornament: Pertaining to the nature of an ornament.

2. Noun:

   • A plant grown for its beauty: Any plant cultivated primarily for its decorative appearance rather than for food or other practical uses.

Usage and Examples

• Adjective:

  • The intricate iron gates were purely ornamental; they did not lock.
  • She wore an ornamental pin on her lapel.
  • The vase is beautiful but ornamental; it cannot hold water.

• Noun:

  • The garden was filled with colorful ornamentals like roses and peonies.
  • He specializes in growing rare ornamentals for botanical gardens.

Advanced Usage

• "Ornamental purpose": A function that is solely for decoration.
  • The carvings on the pillars served an ornamental purpose only.
• "Ornamental feature": A part or detail of something that is decorative.
  • The building's facade had many ornamental features, including statues and reliefs.

Variants and Related Words

• Ornament (n): A thing used or serving to make something look more attractive but usually having no practical purpose.
  • The Christmas tree was covered with shiny ornaments.
• Ornament (v): To make something more attractive by adding decorative items.
  • She ornamented the cake with silver balls.
• Ornamentation (n): The use of ornaments; decoration.
  • The room was lavish in its ornamentation.
• Ornamentally (adv): In a way that serves as decoration.
  • The vines grew ornamentally over the trellis.

Synonyms

• Decorative: Serving to make something look more attractive.
• Adornment: Something that decorates or adorns.
• Embellishment: A decorative detail or feature added to something to make it more attractive.
• Cosmetic: Done or applied to improve appearance, often superficially.

Antonyms

• Utilitarian: Designed to be useful or practical rather than attractive.
• Functional: Of or having a special activity, purpose, or task.
• Practical: Concerned with the actual doing or use of something rather than with theory and ideas.

Related Phrases and Concepts

• Ornamental horticulture: The branch of horticulture focused on growing and using plants for decorative purposes in gardens and landscapes.
• Ornamental pond: A pond constructed primarily for visual appeal in a garden, rather than for swimming or fish farming.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. serving an esthetic rather than a useful purpose
   • cosmetic fenders on cars
   • the buildings were utilitarian rather than decorative

Noun

1. any plant grown for its beauty or ornamental value

Từ đồng nghĩa

• cosmetic
• decorative