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ornament vs dress up

dress up vs ornament

ornament is a noun but dress up is not a noun.

ornament and dress up both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
ornament Yes No Yes No
dress up No No Yes No
As verbs, dress up is a hyponym of ornament; that is, dress up is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than ornament:
  • ornament: make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.
  • dress up: put a caparison on
ornament (noun) dress up (noun)
something used to beautify
ornament (verb) dress up (verb)
make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc. put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive
be an ornament to dress in a costume
dress in a certain manner
make something appear superficially attractive
put a caparison on
Difference between ornament and dress up

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