decoration

Noun

Meaning

The act of adorning, embellishing, or honoring; ornamentation.

That which adorns, enriches, or beautifies; something added by way of embellishment; ornament.

Specifically, any mark of honor to be worn upon the person, as a medal, cross, or ribbon of an order of knighthood, bestowed for services in war, great achievements in literature, art, etc.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

medal ornament ornamentation award palm medallion tinsel festoon distinction honor insignia ribbon trim badge adornment
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Antonyms

mar hickey blackhead loss blight injury
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Hypernyms

award honor accolade honour artifact artefact

Hyponyms

rivet Christmas tree diamond Medal of Honor purple heart design

Related terms

decorate

Phrases with the word

absence of decoration without decoration home decoration in-house decoration exterior decoration external decoration

Anagrams

coordinate carotenoid coronadite Coronatide

Examples

But, after all, the aim of art is to create space - space that is not compromised by decoration or illustration, space within which the subjects of painting can live. Frank Stella

She well knew the great architectural secret of decorating her constructions, and never condescended to construct a decoration. Anthony Trollope

Charm, in most men and nearly all women, is a decoration. E. M. Forster

Prayer is not a pious decoration of life but the breath of human existence. Henri Nouwen

Some people think that the truth can be hidden with a little cover-up and decoration. But as time goes by, what is true is revealed, and what is fake fades away. Ismail Haniyeh

A red lacquer dish needs no decoration. Japanese Proverb

Close letter words and terms

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