ornament vs hanging

hanging vs ornament

ornament and hanging both are nouns.

ornament is a verb but hanging is not a verb.

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

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

ornament: something used to beautify
hanging: decoration that is hung (as a tapestry) on a wall or over a window

Other hyponyms of ornament include adornment, arabesque, architectural ornament, beading, beadwork, bow, brass, centerpiece, centrepiece, Christmas tree, cockade, design, figure, pattern, embellishment, finial, floral arrangement, flower arrangement, falderol, folderal, frill, gimcrack, gimcrackery, nonsense, trumpery, gargoyle, garnish, graffiti, graffito, 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)	hanging (noun)
something used to beautify	the act of suspending something (hanging it from above so it moves freely)
	a form of capital punishment; victim is suspended by the neck from a gallows or gibbet until dead
	decoration that is hung (as a tapestry) on a wall or over a window

ornament (verb)	hanging (verb)
make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.
be an ornament to

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