ornamentation vs folderal

folderal vs ornamentation

ornamentation and folderal both are nouns.

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

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

ornamentation: something used to beautify
folderal: ornamental objects of no great value

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, 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)	folderal (noun)
the act of adding extraneous decorations to something	ornamental objects of no great value
something used to beautify
the state of being ornamented

Difference between ornamentation and folderal

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