design vs decoration
decoration vs designdesign and decoration both are nouns.
design is a verb but decoration is not a verb.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| design | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| decoration | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
decoration is a hypernym of
design; that is, decoration is a
word with a broader meaning than design:
- design: a decorative or artistic work
- decoration: something used to beautify
Other hypernyms of design include
ornament, ornamentation.
| design (noun) | decoration (noun) |
|---|---|
| the act of working out the form of something (as by making a sketch or outline or plan) | the act of decorating something (in the hope of making it more attractive) |
| a decorative or artistic work | something used to beautify |
| a preliminary sketch indicating the plan for something | an award for winning a championship or commemorating some other event |
| the creation of something in the mind | |
| an arrangement scheme | |
| something intended as a guide for making something else | |
| an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions |
| design (verb) | decoration (verb) |
|---|---|
| plan something for a specific role or purpose or effect | |
| intend or have as a purpose | |
| create the design for; create or execute in an artistic or highly skilled manner | |
| make or work out a plan for; devise | |
| create designs | |
| conceive or fashion in the mind; invent |
Words related to "design"
- aim
- argyle
- argyll
- arrangement
- bear claw
- blueprint
- conceive
- conception
- conceptualise
- conceptualize
- concert
- concoction
- configuration
- constellation
- contrivance
- contrive
- create
- create by mental act
- create mentally
- creating by mental acts
- creative thinking
- creativeness
- creativity
- cross-purpose
- cut
- damascene
- decal
- decalcomania
- decoration
- design
- designate
- designer
- designing
- destine
- device
- draft
- draught
- emblem
- end
- engineer
- excogitation
- figure
- final cause
- gestate
- goal
- herringbone
- herringbone pattern
- hotel plan
- idea
- innovation
- intend
- intent
- intention
- invention
- layout
- linocut
- make
- make up
- mandala
- map
- map out
- marking
- meal plan
- mean
- mihrab
- mind
- motif
- motive
- organisation
- organization
- ornament
- ornamentation
- pattern
- plan
- planning
- plot
- polka dot
- program
- programme
- project
- purpose
- pyrograph
- redesign
- sake
- screen saver
- sketch
- snare
- specify
- study
- sunburst
- system
- tailor
- tattoo
- tetraskele
- tetraskelion
- think
- trap
- triskele
- triskelion
- view
- weave
- will
Words related to "decoration"
- Air Medal
- Bronze Star
- Bronze Star Medal
- Christmas tree
- Congressional Medal of Honor
- Croix de Guerre
- Distinguished Conduct Medal
- Distinguished Flying Cross
- Distinguished Service Cross
- Distinguished Service Medal
- Distinguished Service Order
- Medaille Militaire
- Medal of Honor
- Navy Cross
- Oak Leaf Cluster
- Order of the Purple Heart
- Purple Heart
- Silver Star
- Silver Star Medal
- Victoria Cross
- accolade
- adornment
- arabesque
- architectural ornament
- artefact
- artifact
- award
- beading
- beadwork
- bow
- brass
- centerpiece
- centrepiece
- change of state
- cockade
- decor
- decorate
- design
- embellishment
- encrustation
- falderol
- figuration
- figure
- fin
- finial
- floral arrangement
- flower arrangement
- folderal
- frill
- gargoyle
- garnish
- gimcrack
- gimcrackery
- graffiti
- graffito
- hanging
- honor
- honour
- hood ornament
- incrustation
- inlay
- interior decoration
- knob
- laurel wreath
- laurels
- lunula
- marking
- medal
- medallion
- molding
- moulding
- nailhead
- necklet
- nonsense
- ornament
- ornamentation
- overlay
- palm
- pattern
- pommel
- ribbon
- rivet
- rosemaling
- set decoration
- sgraffito
- spiral
- sprig
- stud
- tail fin
- tailfin
- tattoo
- tessellation
- tinsel
- titivation
- tittivation
- tracery
- trimming
- trumpery
- volute
- wall hanging
- wind bell
- wind chime
- window dressing
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