different between ornate vs splendid

English

Etymology

From Latin ornatus, past participle of ornare (“to equip, adorn”).

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /???ne?t/
• Rhymes: -e?t

Adjective

ornate (comparative more ornate, superlative most ornate)

1. Elaborately ornamented, often to excess.

   • The house of Ruthven was a small but ultra-modern limestone affair, between Madison and Fifth?; […]. As a matter of fact its narrow ornate façade presented not a single quiet space that the eyes might rest on after a tiring attempt to follow and codify the arabesques, foliations, and intricate vermiculations of what some disrespectfully dubbed as “near-aissance.”

2. Flashy, flowery or showy
3. Finely finished, as a style of composition.

Related terms

• ornament

Translations

Verb

ornate (third-person singular simple present ornates, present participle ornating, simple past and past participle ornated)

1. (obsolete) To adorn; to honour.
   • 1552, Hugh Latimer, the second sermon upon the Lord's Prayer

     They may ornate and sanctify the name of God.

Further reading

• ornate in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• ornate in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

Anagrams

• antero-, atoner, roneat, rotane, tenora

Italian

Verb

ornate

1. second-person plural present indicative of ornare
2. second-person plural imperative of ornare
3. feminine plural of ornato

Anagrams

• Antero, notare, noterà, Renato, tonare, tonerà

Latin

Adverb

?rn?t? (comparative ?rn?tius, superlative ?rn?tissim?)

Participle

?rn?te

1. vocative masculine singular of ?rn?tus

References

• ornate in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• ornate in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• ornate in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

English

Etymology

From Latin splendidus, from splendere (“to shine”) +? -idus (“adjective forming suffix”).

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /?spl?nd?d/
• Rhymes: -?nd?d

Adjective

splendid (comparative splendider or more splendid, superlative splendidest or most splendid)

1. Possessing or displaying splendor; shining; very bright.

2. Gorgeous; magnificent; sumptuous; of remarkable beauty.

3. Brilliant, excellent, of a very high standard.
   • November 2 2014, Daniel Taylor, "Sergio Agüero strike wins derby for Manchester City against 10-man United," guardian.co.uk

     Hart had to make two splendid saves as Van Persie and Di María took aim and Fellaini should really have done better with a headed chance.

Synonyms

• great
• magnificent
• marvellous

Derived terms

• splendidness
• splendid first strike

Related terms

• resplend
• resplendent
• splendor

Translations

Anagrams

• spindled

Romanian

Etymology

From French splendide, from Latin splendidus.

Adjective

splendid m or n (feminine singular splendid?, masculine plural splendizi, feminine and neuter plural splendide)

1. splendid

Declension