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Word entry · 5 letters

adorn

Best crossword clue

"Decorate or embellish"

5 letters · collected on this word page

5 lettersPronunciation /əˈdɔɹn/Part of speech verbSorted adnorStarts with AEnds with N2 cluesCommon crossword word
1A2D3O4R5N

Definitions

  1. Make more attractive by adding decoration.

Word origin

From Middle English adornen, adournen, from Latin adōrnāre; from ad- + ōrnō (“furnish, embellish”). See adore, ornate. Replaced earlier Middle English aournen (“to adorn”) borrowed from Old French aorner, from the same Latin source.

Used in a sentence

  • a man adorned with noble statuary and columns
  • a character adorned with every Christian grace
  • A gallery of paintings was adorned with the works of some of the great masters.

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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues

01Decorate or embellish5 letters
02Decorate attractively5 letters

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