ornamental

== English == === Etymology === From ornament +‎ -al. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌɔːnəˈmɛntl/ (US) IPA(key): /ˌɔɹnəˈmɛntl/ === Adjective === ornamental (comparative more ornamental, superlative most ornamental) Serving as an ornament; having no purpose other than to make more beautiful. Synonyms: beautifying, embellishing, decorative (of a plant, fish, etc.) Bred for aesthetic or decorative purposes. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ornamentation ornamentally ==== Translations ==== === Noun === ornamental (plural ornamentals) An ornamental plant. ==== Translations ==== == Catalan == === Etymology === From ornament +‎ -al. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central) [ur.nə.mənˈtal] IPA(key): (Balearic) [or.nə.mənˈtal] IPA(key): (Valencia) [oɾ.na.menˈtal] Rhymes: -al === Adjective === ornamental m or f (masculine and feminine plural ornamentals) ornamental === Further reading === “ornamental”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “ornamental”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “ornamental” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. “ornamental” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962. == Galician == === Etymology === From ornamento +‎ -al. === Adjective === ornamental m or f (plural ornamentais) ornamental === Further reading === “ornamental”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026 == Indonesian == === Etymology === Internationalism === Pronunciation === (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ornaˈmɛntal/ [or.naˈmen̪.t̪al] Rhymes: -ɛntal Syllabification: or‧na‧men‧tal === Adjective === ornamental (comparative lebih ornamental, superlative paling ornamental) ornamental ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “ornamental”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Portuguese == === Etymology === From ornamento (“ornament”) +‎ -al (“of or relating to”). === Pronunciation === Rhymes: (Portugal) -al, (Brazil) -aw Hyphenation: or‧na‧men‧tal === Adjective === ornamental m or f (plural ornamentais) ornamental ==== Derived terms ==== ornamentalmente === Further reading === “ornamental”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “ornamental”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French ornemental. By surface analysis, ornament +‎ -al. === Adjective === ornamental m or n (feminine singular ornamentală, masculine plural ornamentali, feminine/neuter plural ornamentale) ornamental ==== Declension ==== == Spanish == === Etymology === From ornamento +‎ -al. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /oɾnamenˈtal/ [oɾ.na.mẽn̪ˈt̪al] Rhymes: -al Syllabification: or‧na‧men‧tal === Adjective === ornamental m or f (masculine and feminine plural ornamentales) ornamental ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “ornamental”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 == Swedish == === Adjective === ornamental (not comparable) ornamental ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== ornament ornamentera ornamentik === References === ornamental in Svensk ordbok (SO) ornamental in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL) ornamental in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)