ornamentation vs adornment

adornment vs ornamentation

ornamentation and adornment both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
ornamentation	Yes	No	No	No
adornment	Yes	No	No	No

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

ornamentation: something used to beautify
adornment: a decoration of color or interest that is added to relieve plainness

Other hyponyms of ornamentation include 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, volute, sprig, rivet, stud, fin, tail fin, tailfin, tinsel, tracery, wind bell, wind chime, garnish.

ornamentation (noun)	adornment (noun)
the act of adding extraneous decorations to something	the action of decorating yourself with something colorful and interesting
something used to beautify	a decoration of color or interest that is added to relieve plainness
the state of being ornamented

Difference between ornamentation and adornment

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