adorn vs lacquer

lacquer vs adorn

adorn is not a noun while lacquer is a noun.

adorn and lacquer both are verbs.

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

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

adorn: make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.
lacquer: coat with lacquer

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, inlay, begild, engild, gild, illuminate, blazon, emblazon, color, colour, emblazon, fringe, fret, landscape.

adorn (noun)	lacquer (noun)
	a hard glossy coating
	a black resinous substance obtained from certain trees and used as a natural varnish

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

Difference between adorn and lacquer

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