ornateness
/ɔ:'neitnis/
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Definition
- Noun:
- The quality of being elaborately, often excessively, decorated or adorned.
- A style of language or expression that is excessively elaborate, fancy, or flowery.
Usage
- As a noun: "Ornateness" is used to describe the quality of something that is highly decorated or a style of writing/speech that uses many elaborate words and phrases.
- It often carries a slightly negative connotation, suggesting excess or lack of simplicity.
- It is a formal term, typically used in discussions of art, architecture, or literature.
Examples
- The ornateness of the Baroque cathedral was breathtaking.
- Critics sometimes fault the author for the ornateness of his prose, which can obscure his meaning.
- While some admire the room's ornateness, others find it overwhelming.
Advanced Usage
- "Verbal ornateness": Refers specifically to an overly elaborate or flowery style in writing or speech.
- The politician's speech was criticized for its verbal ornateness, which seemed designed to impress rather than inform.
Variants and Related Words
- Ornate (adj): Made in an intricate shape or decorated with complex patterns. (e.g., )
- Ornamentation (n): The process or art of decorating or adorning. (e.g., )
Synonyms
- Elaborateness: The quality of being intricate and complicated.
- Floridity: The quality of being flowery or red in complexion; in language, it means using elaborate words.
- Grandiosity: The quality of being impressive or magnificent in appearance or style, especially when pretentious.
- Embellishment: A decorative detail or feature added to something to make it more attractive.
Antonyms
- Plainness: The quality of being simple or ordinary.
- Austerity: Sternness or severity of manner or attitude; in design, severe simplicity.
- Simplicity: The quality or condition of being easy to understand or do; absence of luxury or ornamentation.
Related Idioms/Phrases
- Gild the lily: To add unnecessary ornamentation to something already beautiful. (This idiom relates to the concept of excessive ornateness.)
- Adding more jewels to that necklace would be gilding the lily; its beauty is in its simplicity.
Noun
- an ornate appearance; being elaborately (even excessively) decorated
- high-flown style; excessive use of verbal ornamentation
- the grandiosity of his prose
- an excessive ornateness of language