ornate style — florid style, flamboyant and pretentious phrasing … English contemporary dictionary
ornate — ornate, rococo, baroque, flamboyant, florid can all mean elaborately and often pretentiously decorated or designed. Ornate is applicable to anything heavily adorned or ornamented or conspicuously embellished {an ornate style of architecture} {the … New Dictionary of Synonyms
ornate — ornately, adv. ornateness, n. /awr nayt /, adj. 1. elaborately or sumptuously adorned, often excessively or showily so: They bought an ornate Louis XIV sofa. 2. embellished with rhetoric; florid or high flown: an ornate style of writing. [1375… … Universalium
Ornate — Or*nate , a. [L. ornatus, p. p. of ornare to adorn.] 1. Elaborately adorned or decorated; beautifully sumptuous. So bedecked, ornate, and gay. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. Finely finished, as a style of composition. [1913 Webster] A graceful and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ornate — (adj.) early 15c., from L. ornatus adorned, pp. of ornare adorn, fit out, from stem of ordo order (see ORDER (Cf. order)). Earliest reference is to literary style. Related: Ornately … Etymology dictionary
style — n. manner of expression 1) to develop; polish, refine one s style 2) an affected; classic, classical; elegant; flowery, ornate; pedestrian; plain; vigorous style manner of acting 3) to cramp smb. s style 4) an abrasive; grand style 5) in (a)… … Combinatory dictionary
ornate — or|nate [ ɔr neıt ] adjective 1. ) decorated with complicated patterns or shapes: the ornate palace gates 2. ) using unusual words and complicated sentences: a somewhat ornate prose style ╾ or|nate|ly adverb … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
ornate — UK [ɔː(r)ˈneɪt] / US [ɔrˈneɪt] adjective 1) decorated with complicated patterns or shapes the ornate palace gates 2) using unusual words and complicated sentences a rather ornate prose style Derived word: ornately adverb … English dictionary
ornate — adjective Etymology: Middle English ornat, from Latin ornatus, past participle of ornare to furnish, embellish; akin to Latin ordo order more at order Date: 15th century 1. marked by elaborate rhetoric or florid style 2. elaborately or… … New Collegiate Dictionary
flowery style — ornate style, overly decorative style … English contemporary dictionary