ornamentation vs graffito

graffito vs ornamentation

ornamentation and graffito both are nouns.

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

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

ornamentation: something used to beautify
graffito: 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, graffiti, 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)	graffito (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 graffito

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