adornment vs rosette

rosette vs adornment

adornment and rosette both are nouns.

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

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

adornment: a decoration of color or interest that is added to relieve plainness
rosette: an ornament or pattern resembling a rose that is worn as a badge of office or as recognition of having won an honor

Other hyponyms of adornment include band, 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, diamante, sequin, spangle, tassel, passementerie, trim, trimming, war paint.

adornment (noun)	rosette (noun)
the action of decorating yourself with something colorful and interesting	an ornament or pattern resembling a rose that is worn as a badge of office or as recognition of having won an honor
a decoration of color or interest that is added to relieve plainness	circular window filled with tracery
	a cluster of leaves growing in crowded circles from a common center or crown (usually at or close to the ground)
	rhizoctinia disease of potatoes

Difference between adornment and rosette

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