adornment
/əˈdɔːnmənt/uh-DAWRN-muhnt
UK form converted from the US by rule · unchecked/əˈdɔɹnmənt/uh-DAWRN-muhnt
Meaningthe act of adorning
Common meaning: a decoration
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- adto, towards
- ornto fit out, decorateLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1279 · scan
- mentnoun ending: act or result
‘to, towards’ + ‘to fit out, decorate’ → adornment
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Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Formed in English from adorn + -ment.
Dictionary: Skeat (1898), ADORN, p.9 · scan
Roots
- ōrnō, ōrnāre Latin “to fit out, decorate”
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