ornamentation vs trumpery

trumpery vs ornamentation

ornamentation and trumpery both are nouns.

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

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

ornamentation: something used to beautify
trumpery: 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, folderal, frill, gimcrack, gimcrackery, nonsense, 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)	trumpery (noun)
the act of adding extraneous decorations to something	ornamental objects of no great value
something used to beautify	nonsensical talk or writing
the state of being ornamented

Difference between ornamentation and trumpery

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