adorn vs garland

garland vs adorn

adorn is not a noun while garland is a noun.

adorn and garland both are verbs.

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

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

adorn: make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.
garland: adorn with bands of flowers or leaves

Other hyponyms of adorn include wreathe, beset, encrust, incrust, braid, broider, embroider, stick, illustrate, 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, filet, 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)	garland (noun)
	flower arrangement consisting of a circular band of foliage or flowers for ornamental purposes
	an anthology of short literary pieces and poems and ballads etc.

adorn (verb)	garland (verb)
make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.	adorn with bands of flowers or leaves
furnish with power or authority; of kings or emperors
be beautiful to look at

Difference between adorn and garland

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