ornateness

Example Sentences

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It was about simplicity, in contrast to the excessive ornateness of the Victorian interior—but also about a sort of a pride in America, the American past.

From Slate • Apr. 30, 2021

That ornateness is perfectly suited to “Once on This Island,” a fable of love and death and temperamental gods set in the French Antilles.

From New York Times • Dec. 3, 2017

We want to take a little bit of the decorative ornateness we have on the second floor and bring it down to the lobby, but still be simple.

From New York Times • May 6, 2015

“It was very ornate,” says Burrows, “and we took the ornateness out.”

From Architectural Digest • Apr. 1, 2010

Figure 208 The over-all design of this plate, which is cast roughly in brass and gilded, reflects the growing ornateness of the Victorian era.

From American Military Insignia 1800-1851 by Campbell, J. Duncan