decorations
Syllables: dec·o·ra·tions/ˌdɛkəˈɹeɪʃənz/
decorations is the plural of decoration.
Meaning of decoration
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
- 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
Phrases with decorations
Questions about decorations
- What is decorations the plural of?
- Decorations is the plural of decoration.
- How do you pronounce decorations?
- Decorations is pronounced /ˌdɛkəˈɹeɪʃənz/.
Words near decorations in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: decorations (page history and authors); decoration (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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