decorativeness
- noun
- /ˌdɛkəˈreɪtɪvnəs/
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decoratividad
- The decorativeness of the flowers added color and charm to the wedding ceremony.
Examples
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We're not really in a full Internet age to take an ancient technique, one that's associated with decorativeness, often femininity is pretty fantastic.
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Here, the connotations of the depictions and the decorativeness assumed by the installation must have resulted in a bizarrely contradictory display.
Academic text (1991) -
If Greenberg passed over these passages in silence, it was perhaps because they raised the specter of a decorativeness beyond all possibility of redemption or transcendence.
Academic text (2002) -
Many interior designers prioritize decorativeness when choosing furniture and accessories.
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The decorativeness of the mural enhances the overall appeal of the building.
Synonyms
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1.0
Making something look more attractive by adding things like lights or ornaments
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5.8
Something added to make a story or thing more interesting
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4.2
Something added to make a person or thing look more attractive
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4.9
Details added to make something look more beautiful
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4.0
A decorative, stylish appearance that seems expensive
Decorative features that make something look attractive
A thing or style with many decorative details
Antonyms
How Decorative
Surface Forms
Morphology
decorativeness = decorative (transparent) = decorate + ive + ness
The noun is formed in a regular way from the adjective 'decorative' with the suffix '-ness', expressing the quality of being decorative.
Etymology
The word decorativeness comes from the verb decorate, which comes from the root decor meaning 'beauty'. So, decorativeness is the quality of being decorative, or 'making things pretty'.