how to pronounce ornate

/ɔːˈnɛɪt/

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ornate is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of ornate in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… the nave of its ornate decorations and …”

meanings of ornate

adjective:

Flashy, flowery or showy.
Elaborately ornamented, often to excess.
Finely finished, as a style of composition.

verb:

To adorn; to honour.

ornate frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word ornate occurs in english on average 3.3 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics ornate can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that ornate can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

2) leisure and entertainment;