adorn
pronunciation
How to pronounce adorn in British English:
UK [əˈdɔ:n]
How to pronounce adorn in American English:
US [əˈdɔrn]
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- Verb:
- make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.
- be beautiful to look at
- furnish with power or authority; of kings or emperors
Word Origin
- adorn
- adorn: see ornament
- adorn (v.)
- late 14c., "to decorate, embellish," also "be an ornament to," from Old French aorner "to order, arrange, dispose, equip; adorn," from Latin adornare "equip, provide, embellish," from ad- "to" (see ad-) + ornare "prepare, furnish, adorn, fit out," from stem of ordo "order" (see order (n.)). The -d- was reinserted by French scribes 14c., in English from late 15c. Related: Adorned; adorning.
Antonym
Example
- 1. Use seasonal flowers to adorn your christmas tree .
- 2. Fading cartoons of his segway adorn the bare brick walls .
- 3. But the beauty of our modern world shows us how the chair can adorn a wide range of interior styles .
- 4. This year , for instance , china exported a collection of diwali lights ones that typically adorn buildings in over a dozen designs .
- 5. To adorn the office of his new brooklyn apartment , saif ahmed chose a truly one-of-a-kind piece of art .