adornment
Translation
decoration, ornament
Examples
The room was simple, with little adornment.
The room was simple, with little adornment.
She wore a necklace as her only adornment.
She wore a necklace as her only adornment.
Grammar Patterns
((uncountable)) decoration The room had little adornment.
((countable)) an ornament She wore a necklace as an adornment.
Similar Words
Synonyms: decoration, ornament, embellishment
Etymology
From the verb 'adorn' plus the noun-forming suffix '-ment'.
Memory Tips
The '-ment' ending signals a noun, often the result of an action. An adornment is the result of adorning something.