ornament vs volute

volute vs ornament

ornament and volute both are nouns.

ornament is not an adjective while volute is an adjective.

ornament is a verb but volute is not a verb.

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

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

ornament: something used to beautify
volute: ornament consisting of a curve on a plane that winds around a center with an increasing distance from the center

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, hanging, wall hanging, hood ornament, encrustation, incrustation, inlay, decor, interior decoration, knob, pommel, lunula, molding, moulding, nailhead, necklet, overlay, rosemaling, set decoration, sgraffito, spiral, sprig, rivet, stud, fin, tail fin, tailfin, tinsel, tracery, wind bell, wind chime, garnish.

ornament (noun)	volute (noun)
something used to beautify	a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops
	ornament consisting of a curve on a plane that winds around a center with an increasing distance from the center

ornament (adjective)	volute (adjective)
	in the shape of a coil

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

Difference between ornament and volute

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