decorative
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3.9
- adjective
- /ˈdɛkərətɪv/
- She purchased several decorative cushions to make her living room more inviting.
- decorative arts
- decorative painting
- merely decorative
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- We have some decorative ones, just you have decorative videos, decorative videos.
- Some bedspreads and decorative pillows are cleans.
Examples
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The earliest paper-over-board covers were purely decorative, with perhaps a title printed on the spine.
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The scroll is purely decorative.
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These are just like, I guess more decorative ones.
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Can we just stick to a little decorative piano?
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Fully fitted, in excellent decorative order.
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A nurse tells me they are a decorative touch contributed by the hospital administration.
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These are little stakes, little decorative stakes.
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I also got a ton of these decorative beads.
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So after another finishing touch and some decorative molding around the outside, yeah, now we're looking good.
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A famous building that uses columns for decorative purposes only is the Coliseum in Rome.
Academic text (2008)
Synonyms
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4.4
That changes how something looks but not how it works
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2.7
Covered with small things that make something look more beautiful
15
3.9
A thing with decorations like jewels or banners to make it look more beautiful
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4.0
Made to look attractive rather than useful
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8.3
Has extra decorations and changes to look exciting and get attention
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
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8.2
A small ornament that sits on top of things like roofs, posts or furniture
How Decorative
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word decorative comes from the Latin root decor, which means 'beauty' or 'grace', and you can see the same root in decorate and the word decor. So something decorative is made to add beauty or style, not to be useful.