decoration
/ˌdɛkəˈɹeɪʃən/
decoration noun: the act of adorning, embellishing, or honoring; ornamentation.
Noun
decoration (countable and uncountable, plural decorations)
- The act of adorning, embellishing, or honoring; ornamentation.
- Any item that adorns, enriches, or beautifies; something added by way of embellishment or ornamentation.
- There were many wooden chairs for the bulk of his visitors, and two wicker armchairs with red cloth cushions for superior people. From the packing-cases had emerged some Indian clubs,[…], and all these articles[…] made a scattered and untidy decoration that Mrs. Clough assiduously dusted and...1918, W[illiam] B[abington] Maxwell, chapter XII, in The Mirror and the Lamp, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, →OCLC
- At the very moment he cried out, David realised that what he had run into was only the Christmas tree. Disgusted with himself at such cowardice, he spat a needle from his mouth, stepped back from the tree and listened. There were no sounds of any movement upstairs: no shouts, no sleepy grumbles...1994, Stephen Fry, chapter 2, in The Hippopotamus
- Specifically, any mark of honor to be worn upon the person, as a medal, cross, or ribbon of an order of knighthood, bestowed for services in war, great achievements in literature, art, etc.
- The use of exotic sugars as decoys to distract the immune system of a host
- Refurbishment; renovation
decoration meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
decoration in Hindi
- act of adorning
- अलंकार alaṅkār, सजावट sajāvaṭ
- that which adorns
- सजावट sajāvaṭ, आभरण ābhraṇ
decoration in Tamil
- அழகுபடுத்துதல், அழகூட்டல், அலங்காரம், அலங்கரிப்பு, மெருகேற்றம், சித்திரம் செதுக்குதல் ஓவியந் தீட்டுதல்
decoration in Urdu
- that which adorns
- سجاوٹ sjāoṭ
decoration in Bengali
- decoration; adornment; arrangement
- সজ্জা śojja
- decoration; adornment; the act of decorating or ornamenting
- অলঙ্করণ oloṅkoron
- decoration; embellishment; adornment
- অলঙ্কার oloṅkar
- decoration; adornment; furnishings and fittings
- সাজসজ্জা śajośojja
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- decoration in Telugu
- రచన racana, అలంకారము alaṅkāramu, అలంకరణము alaṅkaraṇamu, సింగారము siṅgāramu
- decoration in Malayalam
- അലങ്കാരം alaṅkāraṁ
- decoration in Kannada
- ಅಲಂಕಾರ, ಸಿಂಗಾರ, ಅಲಂಕರಣ, ಸಿಂಗರಿಸುವಿಕೆ
- decoration in Gujarati
- પાગરણ pāgraṇ
- decoration in Sanskrit
- भूषण bhūṣaṇa
- decoration in Tagalog
- dayan, palamuti
- decoration in Arabic
- زينة zīna
- decoration in Malay
- penghiasan, dekorasi, hiasan
Examples of decoration in a sentence
- From the packing-cases had emerged some Indian clubs,[…], and all these articles[…] made a scattered and untidy decoration that Mrs.1918, W[illiam] B[abington] Maxwell, chapter XII, in The Mirror and the Lamp, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, →OCLC:
- There were no sounds of any movement upstairs: no shouts, no sleepy grumbles, only a gentle tinkle from the decorations as the tree had recovered from the collision.1994, Stephen Fry, chapter 2, in The Hippopotamus:
Synonyms of decoration
Forms of decoration
| plural | decorations |
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Origin of decoration
From Latin decoratio: compare French décoration. Morphologically decorate + -ion.
Words formed from decoration
Phrases with decoration
Words that rhyme with decoration
- station
- collation
- accommodation
- presentation
- derivation
- information
- modulation
- translation
- application
- fixation
- generation
- orientation
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- citation
- combination
- communication
- conjugation
- constellation
- determination
- elevation
- operation
- relation
- reservation
- alternation
- condensation
- conversation
- deviation
- excavation
- foliation
- formation
- foundation
- incarnation
- interpretation
- representation
- retardation
- speculation
- termination
- abbreviation
- adaptation
- articulation
- bifurcation
- concentration
- congregation
- declination
- degradation
- expectation
- extenuation
- gradation
- observation
- population
- preparation
- reconciliation
- rotation
- separation
- situation
- vexation
- vindication
- accumulation
- administration
- aggregation
- appropriation
Questions about decoration
- What does decoration mean?
- Decoration means the act of adorning, embellishing, or honoring; ornamentation.
- What is decoration in Hindi?
- Decoration in Hindi is अलंकार (alaṅkār), सजावट (sajāvaṭ), आभरण (ābhraṇ). See Decoration meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use decoration in a sentence?
- From the packing-cases had emerged some Indian clubs,[…], and all these articles[…] made a scattered and untidy decoration that Mrs.
- What part of speech is decoration?
- Decoration is a noun.
- How do you pronounce decoration?
- Decoration is pronounced /ˌdɛkəˈɹeɪʃən/.
- What is the plural of decoration?
- The plural of decoration is decorations.
Words near decoration in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: decoration (page history and authors); decoration (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); অঙ্ক (Bengali) (page history and authors); అలంకరణము (Telugu) (page history and authors); decoration (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); પાગરણ (Gujarati) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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