ornament
/ˈɔːnəm(ə)nt/
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American sound/ˈɔːnəm(ə)nt/
ornament
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
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- 1st syllable stress
- Vowel
- Aw vowel
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or - na - ment -> ornament
Myanmar meaning
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၁။ [C] တန်ဆာ။ The mantelpiece was crowded with china ornaments.
၂။ [U] (fml ) အဆင်တန်ဆာ။ အလှ။ architectural ornament ❍ The clock is simply for ornament; it doesn't work any more.
v ~ sth (with sth) (esp passive) တန်ဆာဆင်သည်။ အလှဆင်သည်။ a dress elaborately ornamented with lace.
❏ ornamental /ↄ:nǝ'mentl/ adj အလှတန်ဆာ။ Ornamental copper pans hung on the wall.
❏ ornamentation /ↄ:nǝmen'teÇʃn/ n [U] အဆင်တန်ဆာ။ အဆင်အယင်။ a plain facade without ornamentation.
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decoration, adornment, embellishment, pattern, enhancement, enrichment, accessory, adorn, array, art, bauble, beautification, beautify, bedeck, bedizen, brighten, deck, deck out, decorate, design, doodad, dress, dress up, elaborate, embellish, embroider, embroidery, enrich, festoon, figurine, fix up, flower, frill, frou frou, garnish, gewgaw, gild, gimcrack, gingerbread, grace, honor, jewel, knick knack, knickknack, objet d'art, ornamentalize, paint, polish, prank, prettify, pride, primp, prink, smarten, smarten up, spruce up, treasure, trim, trimming, trinket
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