ornateness

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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

On Friday night Tiler Peck, in a debut, retained an inward sensibility while bringing a theatrical ornateness to the lovely filigree flourishes of the arms and upper body in her solo.

From New York Times • Jun. 6, 2011

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

From Architectural Digest • Apr. 1, 2010

Mr. Rossi and Mr. Glass shared one piano keyboard for “The Chase,” which had the ornateness of ragtime and old silent-movie accompaniment.

From New York Times • Mar. 1, 2010

In arrangement, it resembles the frontispieces of certain of the grand cathedrals, and, though lacking their sculptured ornateness, is thoroughly satisfying as a decorative frontage.

From The Cathedrals of Northern France by McManus, Blanche