adorn vs inlay

adorn is not a noun while inlay is a noun.

adorn and inlay both are verbs.

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

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

adorn: make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.
inlay: decorate the surface of by inserting wood, stone, and metal

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, filet, fillet, scallop, bedizen, dress ship, dress, garnish, trim, trim, bedeck, bedight, deck, festoon, enamel, lacquer, begild, engild, gild, illuminate, blazon, emblazon, color, colour, emblazon, fringe, fret, landscape.

adorn (noun)	inlay (noun)
	a decoration made by fitting pieces of wood into prepared slots in a surface
	(dentistry) a filling consisting of a solid substance (as gold or porcelain) fitted to a cavity in a tooth and cemented into place

adorn (verb)	inlay (verb)
make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.	decorate the surface of by inserting wood, stone, and metal
furnish with power or authority; of kings or emperors
be beautiful to look at

Difference between adorn and inlay

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