1. Something used to beautify
   "She hung colourful ornaments on the Christmas tree";
   - decoration, ornamentation
    
2. (music) a musical flourish that is unnecessary to the overall melodic or harmonic line
   "The baroque piece was full of intricate ornaments"

1. Make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.
   "ornament the room for the party";
   - decorate, adorn, grace, embellish, beautify, fancify
    
2. Be an ornament to
   "stars ornamented the Christmas tree"

Derived forms: ornaments, ornamenting, ornamented

Type of: adorn, alter, artefact [Brit], artifact [N. Amer], beautify, change, deck, decorate, embellish, grace, modify

Encyclopedia: Ornament