ornateness

Example Sentences

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It was about simplicity, in contrast to the excessive ornateness of the Victorian interior—but also about a sort of a pride in America, the American past.

From Slate • Apr. 30, 2021

We want to take a little bit of the decorative ornateness we have on the second floor and bring it down to the lobby, but still be simple.

From New York Times • May 6, 2015

On Friday night Tiler Peck, in a debut, retained an inward sensibility while bringing a theatrical ornateness to the lovely filigree flourishes of the arms and upper body in her solo.

From New York Times • Jun. 6, 2011

“It was very ornate,” says Burrows, “and we took the ornateness out.”

From Architectural Digest • Apr. 1, 2010

There was a striving for effect, with ornateness and extravagance, and finally the art passed out entirely.

From A Text-Book of the History of Painting by Van Dyke, John Charles