adornment
noun
adorn·ment
ə-ˈdȯrn-mənt 
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Examples of adornment in a Sentence
the adornment of the walls with her paintings
Her room doesn't have any unnecessary adornments.
The entrance to the building has little adornment.
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Tonya Mosley, NPR, 28 Jan. 2025
Opt for tiny pearl eye adornments the way Storm Reid did for her 2021 Met Gala look.
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Miniature fir trees, Christmas ferns, Christmas cacti and poinsettias in decorative pots make great tabletop or mantel adornments.
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Tonya Mosley, NPR, 28 Jan. 2025
Opt for tiny pearl eye adornments the way Storm Reid did for her 2021 Met Gala look.
—Loren Savini, Allure, 22 Jan. 2025
Miniature fir trees, Christmas ferns, Christmas cacti and poinsettias in decorative pots make great tabletop or mantel adornments.
—Jackie Nance-Sons, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
So, go big with captivating adornments like dazzling sequins, crystals, feathers, and metallic fringe.
—Cortne Bonilla, Vogue, 22 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for adornment
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“Adornment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/adornment. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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adornment
noun
adorn·ment
ə-ˈdȯrn-mənt
1
: the action of adorning : the state of being adorned
2
: something that adorns
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