ornamental

English

Etymology

ornament + -al

Pronunciation

Adjective

ornamental (comparative more ornamental, superlative most ornamental)

  1. Serving as an ornament; having no purpose other than to make more beautiful.
    Some think it most ornamental to wear their bracelets on their wrists; others, about their ankles.
    Synonyms: beautifying, embellishing, decorative

Translations

Noun

ornamental (plural ornamentals)

  1. An ornamental plant.

Translations


Catalan

Etymology

ornament + -al

Pronunciation

  • (Balearic) IPA(key): /oɾ.nə.mənˈtal/
  • (Central) IPA(key): /ur.nə.mənˈtal/
  • (Valencian) IPA(key): /oɾ.na.menˈtal/

Adjective

ornamental (masculine and feminine plural ornamentals)

  1. ornamental

Further reading


Galician

Etymology

ornamento + -al

Adjective

ornamental m or f (plural ornamentais)

  1. ornamental

Further reading


Portuguese

Etymology

ornamento + -al

Adjective

ornamental m or f (plural ornamentais, comparable)

  1. ornamental

Further reading

  • ornamental” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

Spanish

Etymology

ornamento + -al

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ornamenˈtal/, [ornamẽn̪ˈt̪al]

Adjective

ornamental (plural ornamentales)

  1. ornamental

Further reading

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