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ornament vs gild

gild vs ornament

ornament and gild both are nouns.

ornament and gild both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
ornament Yes No Yes No
gild Yes No Yes No
As verbs, gild is a hyponym of ornament; that is, gild is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than ornament:
  • ornament: make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.
  • gild: decorate with, or as if with, gold leaf or liquid gold
ornament (noun) gild (noun)
something used to beautify a formal association of people with similar interests
ornament (verb) gild (verb)
make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc. decorate with, or as if with, gold leaf or liquid gold
be an ornament to
Difference between ornament and gild

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