ornateness

• Nom désignant la qualité de ce qui est fortement orné ou complexe, souvent de manière excessive, dans l'apparence ou le style.

A noun referring to the quality of being highly decorated or elaborate, often excessively so, in appearance or style.

indénombrable

1. Elaborate decorationC1formal

   The quality of being highly decorated or adorned with intricate details.

   Caractère ornemental

   • The ornateness of the cathedral's interior was breathtaking.
   • Critics praised the ornateness of the jewelry design.
   • The palace's ornateness reflected the wealth of its former owners.

   Synonymesadornmentbaroquenessdecorationelaboratenessembellishmentfloridityfloridnessfussinessintricacyornamentationrococo

   Antonymesausteritybarenessplainnessseveritysimplicity

2. Florid styleC2formal

   The use of elaborate, high-flown, or excessively decorative language in writing or speech.

   Style fleuri

   • The author's ornateness made the novel difficult to read.
   • His speech was criticized for its unnecessary ornateness.
   • The poet was known for the ornateness of his metaphors.

   Synonymesbombastfloridityfloridnessgrandiloquencegrandiositymagniloquence

   Antonymesdirectnessplainnesssimplicity