Ornamental

Quick meaning: Ornamental is an adjective meaning Serving as an ornament; having no purpose other than to make more beautiful.

Meaning

Serving as an ornament; having no purpose other than to make more beautiful.

More Meanings

1. (of a plant, fish, etc.) Bred for aesthetic or decorative purposes.
2. An ornamental plant.

Example Sentences

Those pine trees on the lawn are the fastest-growing ornamentals we could find.

Some think it most ornamental to wear their bracelets on their wrists; others, about their ankles.

The tumbleweed is a gracious gift from the Russians, having been imported as a favored ornamental from the steppes of central Asia.

We shall leave to the reader to determine with what judgment we have chosen the several occasions for inserting those ornamental parts of our work.

Word Forms

• ornamentals

Synonyms for ornamental

Depending on context, synonyms include beautifying, embellishing, decorative, cosmetic, nonfunctional.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include decorative, cosmetic, nonfunctional, ornament, salon, pet.

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