ornamentation vs finial

finial vs ornamentation

ornamentation and finial both are nouns.

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

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

ornamentation: something used to beautify
finial: an ornament at the top of a spire or gable; usually a foliated fleur-de-lis

Other hyponyms of ornamentation include adornment, arabesque, architectural ornament, beading, beadwork, bow, brass, centerpiece, centrepiece, Christmas tree, cockade, design, figure, pattern, embellishment, 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)	finial (noun)
the act of adding extraneous decorations to something	an ornament at the top of a spire or gable; usually a foliated fleur-de-lis
something used to beautify
the state of being ornamented

Difference between ornamentation and finial

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