ornamentation vs graffiti

graffiti vs ornamentation

ornamentation and graffiti both are nouns.

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

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

ornamentation: something used to beautify
graffiti: a rude decoration inscribed on rocks or walls

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, 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)	graffiti (noun)
the act of adding extraneous decorations to something	a rude decoration inscribed on rocks or walls
something used to beautify
the state of being ornamented

Difference between ornamentation and graffiti

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