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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | decorating, enhancing |
| Synonyms: | beautification, decoration, embellishment, gilding, ornamentation, trimming |
| Antonyms: | plainness |
| Main Entry: | accessory |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | ornament; accompanying item; supplementary part |
| Synonyms: | accent, addition, adjunct, adornment, appendage, appendix, appliance, appurtenance, attachment, component, decoration, extension, extra, frill, help, supplement, trim, trimming |
| Antonyms: | principal |
| Main Entry: | decor |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | colors, furnishings of a place |
| Synonyms: | adornment, color scheme, decoration, interior design, ornamentation |
| Main Entry: | decoration |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | beautification, embellishment |
| Synonyms: | adornment, beautifying, bedecking, bedizenment, designing, elaboration, enhancement, enrichment, festooning, flounce, flourish, frill, furbelow, garnish, garnishing, illumination, improvement, ornament, ornamentation, redecorating, spangle, trimming |
| Antonyms: | eyesore |
| Main Entry: | embellishment |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | beautification; decorating |
| Synonyms: | adornment, coloring, decoration, doodad, elaboration, embroidering, embroidery, enhancement, enrichment, exaggeration, fandangle, floridity, flowery speech, frill, froufrou, fuss*, garnish, gilding, gingerbread, hyperbole, icing on the cake, jazz, ornament, ornamentation, ostentation, overstatement |
| Antonyms: | disfigurement, injury, simplification, spoliation |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | embroidery |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | fancy stitching |
| Synonyms: | adornment, appliqué, arabesque, bargello, brocade, crewel, crochet, cross-stitch, decoration, lace, lacery, needlepoint, needlework, quilting, sampler, tapestry, tatting, tracery |
| Main Entry: | frippery |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | waste, nonsense |
| Synonyms: | adornment, bauble, decoration, fanciness, fandangle, flashiness, frill, fussiness, gaudiness, knickknack, meretriciousness, ornament, ostentation, pretentiousness, showiness, tawdriness, toy, trinket |
| Antonyms: | plainness |
| Main Entry: | garnish |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | embellishment, improvement |
| Synonyms: | adornment, decoration, enhancement, furbelow, gingerbread, ornament, ornamentation, tinsel, trim, trimming |
| Antonyms: | decrease, divestment, plainness |
| Main Entry: | illustration |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | drawing, artwork that assists explanation |
| Synonyms: | adornment, cartoon, decoration, depiction, design, engraving, etching, figure, frontispiece, halftone, image, line drawing, painting, photo, photograph, picture, plate, sketch, snapshot, tailpiece, vignette |
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