adornment vs band

band vs adornment

adornment and band both are nouns.

adornment is not a verb while band is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
adornment	Yes	No	No	No
band	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, band is a hyponym of adornment; that is, band is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than adornment:

adornment: a decoration of color or interest that is added to relieve plainness
band: an adornment consisting of a strip of a contrasting color or material

Other hyponyms of adornment include banding, stripe, bangle, bauble, fallal, gaud, gewgaw, novelty, trinket, beauty spot, boutonniere, circlet, cordon, epaulet, epaulette, fob, flounce, frill, furbelow, ruffle, frog, frontal, frontlet, jewellery, jewelry, pectoral, pectoral medallion, pendant, pendent, plume, pom-pom, pompon, rosette, diamante, sequin, spangle, tassel, passementerie, trim, trimming, war paint.

adornment (noun)	band (noun)
the action of decorating yourself with something colorful and interesting	a thin flat strip of flexible material that is worn around the body or one of the limbs (especially to decorate the body)
a decoration of color or interest that is added to relieve plainness	an adornment consisting of a strip of a contrasting color or material
	a restraint put around something to hold it together
	jewelry consisting of a circlet of precious metal (often set with jewels) worn on the finger
	a strip of material attached to the leg of a bird to identify it (as in studies of bird migration)
	a thin flat strip or loop of flexible material that goes around or over something else, typically to hold it together or as a decoration
	a driving belt in machinery
	a stripe or stripes of contrasting color
	a cord-like tissue connecting two larger parts of an anatomical structure
	a range of frequencies between two limits
	instrumentalists not including string players
	an unofficial association of people or groups
	a group of musicians playing popular music for dancing

adornment (verb)	band (verb)
	bind or tie together, as with a band
	attach a ring to the foot of, in order to identify

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