ornament

Pronunciation

noun

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈɔː(r)nəmənt/
• (US) enPR: ôrʹnə-mənt, IPA ^(key): /ˈɔrnəmənt/

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verb

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈɔː(r)nəmənt/ or /ˈɔː(r)nəˌmɛnt/
• (US) enPR: ôrʹnə-mənt or ôrʹnə-mĕnt', IPA ^(key): /ˈɔrnəmənt/ or /ˈɔrnəˌmɛnt/

Noun

Singular ornament

Plural ornaments

1. (countable) An ornament is something that is put onto something or someone just to look beautiful and for no other reason.

   One ring on her finger was the only ornament she wore.

   We put ornaments on the Christmas tree.

• 
  Ornaments on a building make it look nice.
• 
  Ornaments that people can wear

Verb

Plain form ornament

Third-person singular ornaments

Past tense ornamented

Past participle ornamented

Present participle ornamenting

1. If you ornament something, you decorate or add to it.

   Let's ornament the tree with lights to make it more festive.

Related words

• ornamental
• ornamentation