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decorative
What does decorative mean?
decorative (adjective): serving an esthetic rather than a useful purpose.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use decorative in a sentence?
- The buildings were utilitarian rather than decorative. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce decorative?
/ˈdɛkɹətɪv/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does decorative come from?
From Latin decorātus + -ive.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are synonyms of decorative?
Words related to decorative
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “decorative” mean?
serving an esthetic rather than a useful purpose
Right! That's what “decorative” means.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
Not quite: that's what happy means.
lacking or marked by lack of intellectual acuity
Not quite: that's what stupid means.
having a large physical extent from side to side
Not quite: that's what wide means.
Which word is closest in meaning to “decorative”?
possible
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cosmetic
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complete
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original
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