ornaments
Pretty little additions
Ornaments are decorative objects that add visual interest without serving a practical function.
Christmas tree ornaments hang from branches; architectural ornaments embellish buildings.
The word extends to any embellishment: musical ornaments are flourishes like trills.
To ornament something is to decorate it: She ornamented the cake with sugar flowers.
Showy worthless ornaments
- tinselMetallic decorative strips
- garlandDecorative strand of foliage
- wreathDecorative foliage circle
- lightsSources of illumination
ribbons · bunting · streamers · centerpiece · figurines · snowflakes · icicles · glitter
Neck-worn ornament
- braceletOrnamental wrist band
- earringsJewelry worn on lobes
- ringClosed curve shape
- pendantSuspended jewelry ornament
brooch · anklet · bangle · charm · locket · tiara · hairpin · nose ring
Created manually, not mechanically
- potteryFired clay objects
- ceramicsHardened clay objects
- woodcarvingSculpting in timber
- beadingOrnamental small-sphere work
glassblowing · metalwork · embroidery · macrame · origami · papier-mâché · lacquerwork · cloisonné
Winter nativity celebration
- DiwaliHindu festival of lights
- EidIslamic holy celebration
- HanukkahEight-day Jewish celebration
- KwanzaaAfrican-American cultural holiday
Lunar New Year · holly · mistletoe · poinsettia · nativity · menorah · lanterns · candles
baubles
Showy worthless ornaments
lights · ribbons · bunting · streamers · centerpiece · figurines · snowflakes · icicles · glitter · stars
necklace
Neck-worn ornament
pendant · brooch · anklet · bangle · charm · locket · tiara · hairpin · nose ring · armlet
handmade
Created manually, not mechanically
- potteryFired clay objects
- ceramicsHardened clay objects
- woodcarvingSculpting in timber
beading · glassblowing · metalwork · embroidery · macrame · origami · papier-mâché · lacquerwork · cloisonné · filigree
Christmas
Winter nativity celebration
Kwanzaa · Lunar New Year · holly · mistletoe · poinsettia · nativity · menorah · lanterns · candles · gingerbread
trill
Rapid pitch oscillation
- mordentRapid neighbor-note embellishment
- grace noteDecorative musical tone
- turnRotational movement
arpeggio · glissando · vibrato · tremolo · portamento · roulade · melisma · cadenza · flourish · run
molding
Decorative architectural edging
- corniceOrnamental upper trim
- friezeOrnamental architectural band
- capitalsUppercase letters or headquarters
finials · rosettes · medallions · pilasters · corbels · pediments · cartouche · acanthus · gargoyles · balustrades
- ChristmasChristmas tree, Christmas, Christmas Day, Santa, Christmas Eve
- holiday traditionsChristmas, Halloween, Thanksgiving, Easter, New Year
- Seasonal Motifsautumn, fall, spring flowers, springtime, summer
- Christmas displaysChristmas tree, Christmas trees, decorations, lights, Santa
- Christmas marketChristmas market, market stalls, stalls, vendors, food stalls
- Christmas treesChristmas tree, tree topper, tree stand, tree skirt, lights
ornamentsessentials
Indispensable items or elements
necessities · utilities · tools · basics · equipment
ornamentseyesores
Offensive things to behold
defaces · blemishes · defacements · disfigurements · blots
ornamentsausterity
Enforced economic stringency
plainness · subtractions · bare bones · minimalism · starkness
- Christmas ornamentsFestive tree decorations
- ornamental plantsVegetation grown for aesthetics
- hood ornamentDecorative vehicle figurine
- lawn ornament
- heavily ornamented
- garden ornamentDecorative outdoor display item
ornament, ornamental, ornamented, ornamentation, ornamenting, unornamented