ornamentation vs pommel

pommel vs ornamentation

ornamentation and pommel both are nouns.

ornamentation is not a verb while pommel is a verb.

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

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

ornamentation: something used to beautify
pommel: an ornament in the shape of a ball on the hilt of a sword or dagger

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, 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)	pommel (noun)
the act of adding extraneous decorations to something	handgrip formed by the raised front part of a saddle
something used to beautify	an ornament in the shape of a ball on the hilt of a sword or dagger
the state of being ornamented	a handgrip that a gymnast uses when performing exercises on a pommel horse

ornamentation (verb)	pommel (verb)
	strike, usually with the fist

Difference between ornamentation and pommel

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