ornament vs figure

figure vs ornament

ornament and figure both are nouns.

ornament and figure both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
ornament	Yes	No	Yes	No
figure	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, figure is a hyponym of ornament; that is, figure is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than ornament:

ornament: something used to beautify
figure: a decorative or artistic work

Other hyponyms of ornament include adornment, arabesque, architectural ornament, beading, beadwork, bow, brass, centerpiece, centrepiece, Christmas tree, cockade, design, pattern, embellishment, finial, floral arrangement, flower arrangement, falderol, folderal, frill, gimcrack, gimcrackery, nonsense, trumpery, gargoyle, garnish, graffiti, graffito, hanging, wall hanging, hood ornament, encrustation, incrustation, inlay, decor, interior decoration, knob, pommel, lunula, molding, moulding, nailhead, necklet, overlay, rosemaling, set decoration, sgraffito, spiral, volute, sprig, rivet, stud, fin, tail fin, tailfin, tinsel, tracery, wind bell, wind chime, garnish.

ornament (noun)	figure (noun)
something used to beautify	a predetermined set of movements in dancing or skating
	a model of a bodily form (especially of a person)
	a decorative or artistic work
	the impression produced by a person
	the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals
	alternative names for the body of a human being
	a unitary percept having structure and coherence that is the object of attention and that stands out against a ground
	a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
	language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense
	a well-known or notable person
	an amount of money expressed numerically
	one of the elements that collectively form a system of numeration
	a combination of points and lines and planes that form a visible palpable shape

ornament (verb)	figure (verb)
make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.	make a mathematical calculation or computation
be an ornament to	judge to be probable
	understand
	imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind
	be or play a part of or in

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