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ornament vs embellish

embellish vs ornament

ornament is a noun but embellish is not a noun.

ornament and embellish both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
ornament Yes No Yes No
embellish No No Yes No
As verbs, ornament and embellish are synonyms defined as:
  • ornament and embellish: make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.
Other synonyms of ornament include adorn, beautify, decorate, grace.
As verbs, embellish is a hypernym of ornament; that is, embellish is a word with a broader meaning than ornament:
  • ornament: be an ornament to
  • embellish: be beautiful to look at
Other hypernyms of ornament include adorn, beautify, deck, decorate, grace.
ornament (noun) embellish (noun)
something used to beautify
ornament (verb) embellish (verb)
make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc. make more beautiful
be an ornament to add details to
make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.
be beautiful to look at
Difference between ornament and embellish

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