ornateness

/ɔːrˈneɪtnəs/
noun
  1. The quality of being decorated with a lot of details, patterns, or fancy features.
    • She preferred simple furniture over the ornateness of Victorian design.
    • The ornateness of the wedding invitation made it feel very special.
    • The ornateness of the cathedral's ceiling took hours to appreciate.
  2. The quality of using fancy or complicated language, especially in writing or speech.
    • His speech was full of ornateness, with long words and elaborate metaphors.
    • The poet's ornateness made the poem difficult for young readers.
    • The editor asked the writer to reduce the ornateness and write more clearly.
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