adornment
pronunciation
How to pronounce adornment in British English:
UK [ə'dɔ:nmənt]
How to pronounce adornment in American English:
US [əˈdɔrnmənt]
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- Noun:
- a decoration of color or interest that is added to relieve plainness
- the action of decorating yourself with something colorful and interesting
Word Origin
- adornment (n.)
- late 14c., "act of adorning;" also "a thing which adorns;" from Old French aornement "ornament, decoration," from aorner (see adorn).
Example
- 1. Many indians see gold as an investment as well as an adornment .
- 2. So , soon , will the final adornment of any upwardly mobile city : an ikea .
- 3. In short , just as clothing is a source of adornment , the wife is a source of adornment to the husband and vice versa .
- 4. But when it comes to the real stuff gold jewellery and gold bullion , for either adornment or investment trade in china has risen sharply .
- 5. The seemingly insatiable demand of mainly western investors , drawn to gold as a store of value rather than as an adornment , has driven the price from less than $ 700 an ounce in 2007 to more than $ 1200 since may this year .