as in decorative
serving to add beauty
the trim on Victorian houses is sometimes elaborately ornamental
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as in ornament
a small object displayed for its attractiveness or interest
a collection of fragile ornamentals kept in a glass cabinet
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Recent Examples of ornamental
Arkansas Online, 2 May 2025
Launched well over ten years ago, this conservation program has amassed a staggering array of both native and ornamental species, with over 90 different plant varieties grown in the Reserva Conchal Nursery.
—Jared Ranahan, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Feb. 2025
While deicers are frequently necessary for safety reasons, these products can damage your plants, causing lawns and ornamentals to turn brown and die back.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Jan. 2025
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Adjective
What to look for: Italianate and Second Empire characteristics and prominent ornamental details.
—Arkansas Online, 2 May 2025
Launched well over ten years ago, this conservation program has amassed a staggering array of both native and ornamental species, with over 90 different plant varieties grown in the Reserva Conchal Nursery.
—Jared Ranahan, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
Noun
Plant a productive space that attracts bees, butterflies, and other pollinators and includes edible plants as well as ornamentals.
—Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Feb. 2025
While deicers are frequently necessary for safety reasons, these products can damage your plants, causing lawns and ornamentals to turn brown and die back.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ornamental
Adjective
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The pots themselves can be decorative or very simple, so choose containers that best suit your taste.—
Tim Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
31 May 2025
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The Fechin House displays an astonishing level of craftsmanship, attention to detail, decorative and architectural intrigue, and cleverness on behalf of the maker.—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2025
Noun
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The Bronze Age: Revolutionizing Warfare And Society The science of metallurgy was practiced in Egypt, where heating copper enabled mold-casting into tools and ornaments.—
Ed Macha,
Forbes,
5 Mar. 2025
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The hand ornament represents the friendship between women, a spokesperson for Hu told me.—
Anthony DeMarco,
Forbes.com,
13 May 2025
Noun
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Since May 2024, Jupiter has been in your zone of one-on-one bonds, teaching you how to hold space for autonomy and connection, novelty and predictability, privacy and self-disclosure.—
Colin Bedell,
Them.,
22 May 2025
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Where the film gets a little chewier, moving out of enjoyable novelty into something deeper, is in using this context to explore the dynamics of appeasing an oppressor.—
Catherine Bray,
Variety,
21 May 2025
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Believed to be made from a sheep’s appendix, the prophylactic dates back to 1830 and is likely a souvenir from a brothel, according to a statement from the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam on Tuesday.—
Jack Guy,
CNN Money,
3 June 2025
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John Rave reaches milestone Rave, who made his big-league debut on Monday, left Kauffman Stadium with a special souvenir from Wednesday’s game: the baseball from his first hit as a major-leaguer.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
29 May 2025
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Inside the vast, white manufacturing hall, bags and bags of blood dangle overhead, suspended from a steel rail like macabre baubles.—
Nicola Twilley,
The New Yorker,
3 Feb. 2025
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That includes this compact jewelry box that has a zip closure to keep your necklaces, earrings, and other baubles secure, as well as little pockets and slots for organization.—
Rylee Johnston,
Travel + Leisure,
3 May 2025
Noun
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The wooden East African-style doors, Persian rugs, ornate Moroccan vases, bright artworks, and various knickknacks add to the camp’s colorful maximalist vibe.—
Heather Richardson,
Travel + Leisure,
18 May 2025
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On a rainy March morning in Studio City, Los Angeles, Kaitlyn Dever and I meet up to paint ceramic knickknacks.—
Katie Heaney,
Vulture,
23 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The same goes for my nightstands, which are also fairly small and constantly occupied by my Kindle, physical books, water bottle, and trinkets.—
Brenda Stolyar,
Wired News,
27 May 2025
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So long as Netanyahu refuses to go along with any of Trump’s grand diplomatic initiatives, which might require him to end the Gaza war or entertain some semblance of Palestinian statehood, Israel has nothing to give Trump other than symbolic trinkets.—
Yair Rosenberg,
The Atlantic,
22 May 2025
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After chaotic scenes of queueing, crowd surges and reported fights, distributor Pop Mart has suspended all in-store sales of the collectible across the United Kingdom.—
Olivia Kemp,
CNN Money,
23 May 2025
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Just last summer, McDonald's in the U.S. released the Collector’s Meal, which came with one of six collectible cups.—
Sabrina Weiss,
People.com,
22 May 2025
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“Ornamental.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ornamental. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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