ornamentation vs arabesque

arabesque vs ornamentation

ornamentation and arabesque both are nouns.

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

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

ornamentation: something used to beautify
arabesque: an ornament that interlaces simulated foliage in an intricate design

Other hyponyms of ornamentation include adornment, 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)	arabesque (noun)
the act of adding extraneous decorations to something	an ornament that interlaces simulated foliage in an intricate design
something used to beautify	position in which the dancer has one leg raised behind and arms outstretched in a conventional pose
the state of being ornamented

Difference between ornamentation and arabesque

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