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# ornamental

adjective (ornamental)

«ornamental» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

Ornamental means used to decorate and make something look nice, rather than for a practical use. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/ornamental/#m1)

### In the lessons

In gardens and nature: ornamental plants, ornamental ponds, ornamental fish. In art and history: ornamental carvings on old buildings and churches. It tells the reader something is there for beauty.

### Examples

- The garden has an ornamental pond with goldfish. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/ornamental/#x1)
- The fireplace is only ornamental; it doesn't work. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/ornamental/#x2)
- Ornamental cherry trees have pretty flowers but no fruit. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/ornamental/#x3)
- The church door has ornamental carvings. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/ornamental/#x4)
- Ornamental grasses sway in the wind. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/ornamental/#x5)
- That sword is ornamental, not for fighting. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/ornamental/#x6)
- I see that you are useful, as well as ornamental, my little lady." [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/ornamental/#x7)

### Note

From ornament (a decoration, like a Christmas tree ornament). Opposite: practical, useful, functional.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «ornamental» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/ornamental/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«ornamental» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/ornamental.html) on Mova free.