ornate

• Beschreibt etwas, das reich oder übermäßig verziert ist, oft mit kunstvollen Mustern oder Details.

Describes something that is elaborately or excessively decorated, often with intricate patterns or details.

1. Elaborately decoratedB2formal

   Marked by elaborate rhetoric and decorated with intricate details; highly ornamented.

   Reich verziert

   • The cathedral's ornate ceiling was covered in gold leaf.
   • She wore an ornate necklace with precious stones.
   • The manuscript featured ornate calligraphy and illustrations.

   Synonymeadornedbaroquedecoratedelaboratefancyrococo

   Antonymeausterebareplainsimpleunadornedundecorated

2. Complex or flowery (of language)C1formal

   Using elaborate, often excessive, decoration in speech or writing.

   Blumig

   • His ornate prose was difficult for the average reader to follow.
   • The speech was filled with ornate metaphors and allusions.
   • She preferred simple language over ornate descriptions.

   Synonymebaroqueconvolutedelaboratefloridflowerygrandiloquenthigh-flownoverwroughtpurple

   Antonymeausterebareplainsimplesparsestarkunadorned