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frill vs ornament

ornament vs frill

frill and ornament both are nouns.

frill is not a verb while ornament is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
frill Yes No No No
ornament Yes No Yes No
As nouns, ornament is a hypernym of frill; that is, ornament is a word with a broader meaning than frill:
  • frill: ornamental objects of no great value
  • ornament: something used to beautify
Other hypernyms of frill include decoration, ornamentation.
frill (noun) ornament (noun)
a strip of pleated material used as a decoration or a trim something used to beautify
ornamental objects of no great value
an external body part consisting of feathers or hair about the neck of a bird or other animal
(paleontology) a bony plate that curves upward behind the skull of many ceratopsian dinosaurs
frill (verb) ornament (verb)
make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.
be an ornament to
Difference between frill and ornament

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