Definitions for: Ornate


[adj] rich in decorative detail
[adj] marked by elaborate rhetoric and elaborated with decorative details; "a flowery speech"; "ornate rhetoric taught out of the rule of Plato"-John Milton



Webster (1913) Definition: Or*nate", a. [L. ornatus, p. p. of ornare to adorn.]
1. Adorned; decorated; beautiful. ``So bedecked, ornate, and
gay.'' --Milton.

2. Finely finished, as a style of composition.

A graceful and ornate rhetoric. --Milton.


Or*nate", v. t.
To adorn; to honor. [R.]

They may ornate and sanctify the name of God.
--Latimer.

Synonyms: adorned, decorated, embellished, flowery, ornamented, rhetorical

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