adorn vs filet

adorn is not a noun while filet is a noun.

adorn and filet both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
adorn	No	No	Yes	No
filet	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, filet is a hyponym of adorn; that is, filet is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than adorn:

adorn: make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.
filet: decorate with a lace of geometric designs

Other hyponyms of adorn include wreathe, beset, encrust, incrust, braid, broider, embroider, stick, illustrate, garland, fledge, flight, bespangle, spangle, foliate, flag, bard, barde, caparison, dress up, bead, pipe, applique, gild the lily, paint the lily, vermiculate, smock, hang, prank, tinsel, tart up, stucco, redecorate, panel, bejewel, jewel, fillet, scallop, bedizen, dress ship, dress, garnish, trim, trim, bedeck, bedight, deck, festoon, enamel, inlay, lacquer, begild, engild, gild, illuminate, blazon, emblazon, color, colour, emblazon, fringe, fret, landscape.

adorn (noun)	filet (noun)
	lace having a square mesh
	a boneless steak cut from the tenderloin of beef
	a longitudinal slice or boned side of a fish

adorn (verb)	filet (verb)
make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.	cut into filets
furnish with power or authority; of kings or emperors	decorate with a lace of geometric designs
be beautiful to look at

Difference between adorn and filet

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