The meaning of ORNATE is marked by elaborate rhetoric or florid style. How to use ornate in a sentence.

ORNATE definition: elaborately or sumptuously adorned, often excessively or showily so. See examples of ornate used in a sentence.

1. Elaborately, heavily, and often excessively ornamented. 2. Elaborate or showy, as in style: ornate rhetoric.

ORNATE definition: 1. having a lot of complicated decoration: 2. Language that is ornate contains too many…. Learn more.

An ornate building, piece of furniture, or object is decorated with complicated patterns or shapes. ...an ornate iron staircase.

Definition of ornate adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

There are four meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective ornate, two of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

Dec 26, 2025 · ornate (comparative more ornate, superlative most ornate) Elaborately ornamented, often to excess. synonym quotations Synonym: fancy

ORNATE meaning: 1 : covered with decorations covered with fancy patterns and shapes; 2 : using many fancy words

If something is ornate — whether it's a ball gown, a set of dishes, or a poem — it seems to be covered in ornaments. It's lavish, flowery, or heavily adorned.