garlands

Draped floral decorations

Garlands are decorative wreaths or chains of flowers, leaves, or other materials, typically hung as festive ornaments or draped around something: The hall was hung with garlands for the wedding.

To garland is to adorn with such decorations: They garlanded the winner with flowers.

Figuratively, garlands can mean honors or praise: the garlands of literary fame.

floral

marigold

Orange-petaled garden annual

chrysanthemums · lei · carnations · plumeria · lilies · petals · blooms · bouquet · tuberose · frangipani

decoration

festooning

Decorating with draped ornaments

tinsel · wreaths · draping · hangings · trimming · bedecking · ornaments · buntings · paper chains · fairy lights

celebration

festival

Organized public celebration

jubilee · gala · pageant · fiesta · fair · procession · parade · Diwali · Christmas · Mardi Gras

honor

tribute

Offering of respect

laurels · praise · victory · champion · welcome · greeting · dignitary · aloha · reverence · distinction

ceremonial

ritual

Ceremonial set of actions

ordination · commencement · convocation · enthronement · benediction · liturgy · anointing · graduation · dedication · blessing

memorial

remembrance

Act of holding something in mind

funeral · wreath-laying · commemoration · vigil · shrine · offering · condolence · bereavement · obituary · eulogy

religious

offering

Something presented or given

  • templeSacred worship structure
  • altarSacred ritual table
  • deityWorshipped supernatural being

puja · worship · shrine · sacred · blessing · devotion · prayer · idol · church · sanctuary

Categories
Opposites
decorative form

garlandsthorns

Sharp plant projections

bouquets · posies · nosegays · corsages · wreaths

symbolic function

garlandssackcloth

Coarse fabric for penance

ashes · shackles · nooses · crowns of thorns · thorns

decoration vs. bareness

garlandsbareness

Lack of covering

plainness · austerity · emptiness · starkness

Phrases
Family

garland, garlanded, garlanding

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G