ornamentation

English

Etymology

From ornament +‎ -ation.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

ornamentation (countable and uncountable, plural ornamentations)

1. Decoration, adornment or embellishment.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:decoration

2. The act or process of decorating etc.
3. (music) Short notes added to a composition to emphasize certain notes and to add style.

Related terms

• microornamentation
• ornament (noun)
• ornamental (adjective)

Translations

the act or process of decorating

• Bulgarian: украсяване (bg) n (ukrasjavane)
• French: ornementation (fr) f
• German: Ausschmückung f
• Irish: eagrú m, gréasú m, maisiú m, oirniú m
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: utsmykking m or f, ornamentikk m

  Nynorsk: utsmykking f, ornamentikk m

• Occitan: ornamentacion f
• Portuguese: ornamentação (pt) f
• Romanian: ornamentare (ro) f, ornamentație (ro) f
• Turkish: süsleme (tr)