decorative

decorative

synonyms, antonyms, definitions, examples & translations of decorative in English

English Online Dictionary. What means decorative‎? What does decorative mean?

English

Etymology

From Latin decorātus + -ive. Cognate with French décoratif.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈdɛk.ə.ɹə.tɪv/, /ˈdɛk.ɹə.tɪv/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈdɛk.ə.ɹə.tɪv/, [ˈdɛk.ə.ɹə.ɾɪv], /ˈdɛk.ɹə.tɪv/, [ˈdɛk.ɹə.ɾɪv]
  • (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˈdek.ə.ɹə.tɪv/

Adjective

decorative (comparative more decorative, superlative most decorative)

  1. That serves to decorate

Derived terms

Translations

Noun

decorative (plural decoratives)

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

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /de.ko.raˈti.ve/
  • Rhymes: -ive
  • Hyphenation: de‧co‧ra‧tì‧ve

Adjective

decorative

  1. feminine plural of decorativo

Bookmark
share
WebDictionary.net is an Free English Dictionary containing information about the meaning, synonyms, antonyms, definitions, translations, etymology and more.

Related Words

-

Browse the English Dictionary

A - B - C - D - E - F - G - H - I - J - K - L - M - N - O - P - Q - R - S - T - U - V - W - X - Y - Z

License

This article based on an article on Wiktionary. The list of authors can be seen in the page history there. The original work has been modified. This article is distributed under the terms of this license.