ornamentation vs embellishment

embellishment vs ornamentation

ornamentation and embellishment both are nouns.

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

As nouns, ornamentation and embellishment are synonyms defined as:

ornamentation and embellishment: the act of adding extraneous decorations to something

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

ornamentation: something used to beautify
embellishment: a superfluous ornament

Other hyponyms of ornamentation include adornment, arabesque, architectural ornament, beading, beadwork, bow, brass, centerpiece, centrepiece, Christmas tree, cockade, design, figure, pattern, 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)	embellishment (noun)
the act of adding extraneous decorations to something	the act of adding extraneous decorations to something
something used to beautify	a superfluous ornament
the state of being ornamented	elaboration of an interpretation by the use of decorative (sometimes fictitious) detail

Difference between ornamentation and embellishment

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