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Decorative

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

adj. Serving to decorate or embellish; ornamental.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

adj. That serves to decorate

n. A plant, tile, etc. intended for use as decoration.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

adj. Suited to decorate or embellish; adorning.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

Of or pertaining to decoration; concerned with decoration: as, decorative art.

Of an ornamental nature; decorating; embellishing.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

adj. serving an esthetic rather than a useful purpose

Word Usage

"Above the eagle and shield are three stars, which are purely decorative is in the centre of the shirt and the makers, Le Coq Sportif, have their logo on the top right of the shirt."

Equivalent

nonfunctional

Cross Reference

decorative art decorative notes

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

adorning ornamental

Same Context

Words that are found in similar contexts

ornamental architectural artistic intricate gild