ornamentation vs fin

fin vs ornamentation

ornamentation and fin both are nouns.

ornamentation is not a verb while fin is a verb.

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

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

ornamentation: something used to beautify
fin: one of a pair of decorations projecting above the rear fenders of an automobile

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

ornamentation (noun)	fin (noun)
the act of adding extraneous decorations to something	organ of locomotion and balance in fishes and some other aquatic animals
something used to beautify	a stabilizer on a ship that resembles the fin of a fish
the state of being ornamented	one of a set of parallel slats in a door or window to admit air and reject rain
	a shoe for swimming; the paddle-like front is an aid in swimming (especially underwater)
	one of a pair of decorations projecting above the rear fenders of an automobile
	the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one

ornamentation (verb)	fin (verb)
	show the fins above the water while swimming
	propel oneself through the water in a finning motion
	equip (a car) with fins

Difference between ornamentation and fin

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