Antonyms for ornamental
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : awr-nuh-men-tl |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˌɔr nəˈmɛn tl |
Definition of ornamental
Origin :- 1640s, partly formed in English from ornament (n.) + -al (1); partly from Latin ornamentalis, from ornamentum.
- adj decorative
- When the window was new it must have been surmounted in the middle of the arch by an ornamental design.
- Extract from : « The Dream » by Emile Zola
- To count by miles is a useless and ornamental elegance of civilization.
- Extract from : « The Forest » by Stewart Edward White
- At first his father had made an ornamental draughtsman of him for personal use.
- Extract from : « His Masterpiece » by Emile Zola
- In the case of an ornamental boat the rudder can be fixed as shown in Fig. 115.
- Extract from : « Boys' Book of Model Boats » by Raymond Francis Yates
- An ornamental tree with dense foliage; often cultivated from Europe.
- Extract from : « Trees of the Northern United States » by Austin C. Apgar
- I did not suppose it could be made either useful or ornamental.
- Extract from : « Whittier-land » by Samuel T. Pickard
- The plaza is also shaded by thick clusters of ornamental trees.
- Extract from : « Aztec Land » by Maturin M. Ballou
- He may be an ornamental, but he is certainly not ipso facto a useful, member of society.
- Extract from : « The Curse of Education » by Harold E. Gorst
- Those chickens near you are the least ornamental things I see.
- Extract from : « Lord Kilgobbin » by Charles Lever
- He was ornamental, all right, and it wa'n't any news to him either.
- Extract from : « Shorty McCabe » by Sewell Ford
Synonyms for ornamental
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