high-flown style; excessive use of verbal ornamentation; "the grandiosity of his prose"; "an excessive ornateness of language"
Used in a Sentence
ornateness
How to use ornateness in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for ornateness.
Editorial note
" is a system in which ornateness could return.
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Quick take
high-flown style; excessive use of verbal ornamentation; "the grandiosity of his prose"; "an excessive ornateness of language"
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of ornateness gathered in one view.
an ornate appearance; being elaborately (even excessively) decorated
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for ornateness.
noun
high-flown style; excessive use of verbal ornamentation; "the grandiosity of his prose"; "an excessive ornateness of language"
See also: grandiosity, magniloquence, grandiloquence, rhetoric
noun
an ornate appearance; being elaborately (even excessively) decorated
See also: elaborateness
Example sentences
" is a system in which ornateness could return.
And I have some suspicions that much of the ornateness we accumulate in code is hitting that same button in your brain.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use ornateness in a sentence?
" is a system in which ornateness could return.
What does ornateness mean?
high-flown style; excessive use of verbal ornamentation; "the grandiosity of his prose"; "an excessive ornateness of language"
What part of speech is ornateness?
ornateness is commonly used as noun.