ornate

Adjective Satellite

marked by elaborate rhetoric and elaborated with decorative details; ; -John Milton
- "ornate rhetoric taught out of the rule of Plato"

Adj

Elaborately ornamented, often to excess.
Flashy, flowery or showy.
Finely finished, as a style of composition.

Verb

To adorn or honour (someone or something).

Adjective

Elaborately or excessively decorated or embellished.

Examples

His ORNATE vocabulary allowed him to play complex and beautiful words.

Origin / Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin ōrnātus, perfect passive participle of ōrnō (“to equip, adorn”), see -ate (adjective-forming suffix). Doublet of orné.

Synonyms

flowery, fancy

Scrabble Score: 6

ornate: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
ornate: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
ornate: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 7

ornate: valid Words With Friends Word