ornament vs artifact
artifact vs ornamentornament and artifact both are nouns.
ornament is a verb but artifact is not a verb.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ornament | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| artifact | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
artifact is a hypernym of
ornament; that is, artifact is a
word with a broader meaning than ornament:
- ornament: something used to beautify
- artifact: a man-made object taken as a whole
Other hypernyms of ornament include
artefact.
| ornament (noun) | artifact (noun) |
|---|---|
| something used to beautify | a man-made object taken as a whole |
| ornament (verb) | artifact (verb) |
|---|---|
| make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc. | |
| be an ornament to |
Words related to "ornament"
- Christmas tree
- adorn
- adornment
- alter
- applique
- arabesque
- architectural ornament
- artefact
- artifact
- bard
- barde
- bead
- beading
- beadwork
- beautify
- bedeck
- bedight
- bedizen
- begild
- bejewel
- beset
- bespangle
- blazon
- bow
- braid
- brass
- broider
- caparison
- centerpiece
- centrepiece
- change
- cockade
- color
- colour
- deck
- decor
- decorate
- decoration
- design
- dress
- dress ship
- dress up
- embellish
- embellishment
- emblazon
- embroider
- enamel
- encrust
- encrustation
- engild
- falderol
- festoon
- figure
- filet
- fillet
- fin
- finial
- flag
- fledge
- flight
- floral arrangement
- flower arrangement
- folderal
- foliate
- fret
- frill
- fringe
- gargoyle
- garland
- garnish
- gild
- gild the lily
- gimcrack
- gimcrackery
- grace
- graffiti
- graffito
- hang
- hanging
- hood ornament
- illuminate
- illustrate
- incrust
- incrustation
- inlay
- interior decoration
- jewel
- knob
- lacquer
- landscape
- lunula
- modify
- molding
- moulding
- nailhead
- necklet
- nonsense
- ornament
- ornamental
- ornamentation
- overlay
- paint the lily
- panel
- pattern
- pipe
- pommel
- prank
- redecorate
- rivet
- rosemaling
- scallop
- set decoration
- sgraffito
- smock
- spangle
- spiral
- sprig
- stick
- stucco
- stud
- tail fin
- tailfin
- tart up
- tinsel
- tracery
- trim
- trumpery
- vermiculate
- volute
- wall hanging
- wind bell
- wind chime
- wreathe
Words related to "artifact"
- American spelling
- Americana
- anachronism
- antiquity
- artefact
- article
- artifactual
- bed
- block
- building material
- button
- cloth
- commodity
- cone
- construction
- covering
- creation
- cushioning
- decker
- decoration
- duplicate
- electroplate
- excavation
- extra
- fabric
- facility
- fixture
- flat solid
- float
- good
- insert
- inset
- installation
- instrumentality
- instrumentation
- layer
- lemon
- line
- marker
- material
- means
- mystification
- natural object
- opening
- ornament
- ornamentation
- padding
- pavement
- paving
- paving material
- plaything
- ready-made
- restoration
- sheet
- slip
- sphere
- square
- squeaker
- stinker
- strip
- structure
- surface
- textile
- thing
- toy
- track
- trade good
- unit
- way
- weight
- whole
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