ADORN
What does "ADORN" mean?
To make more beautiful or attractive by adding decoration.
Meanings
- To add beauty to something by decorating it. Garlands of flowers adorned the doorway.
- To lend distinction or grace to something by one's presence or qualities. Her wit adorned every conversation she entered. formal
Word origin
From Latin 'adornare' (to equip, embellish), from 'ad-' (to) plus 'ornare' (to furnish, decorate) - the same 'ornare' behind 'ornate' and 'ornament'.
Remember it
ADORN contains 'ORN' as in ORNament - to adorn is to add an ornament.
A little poem
Bare branch in the frost-
by morning the ice has hung
the tree in cold glass.
haiku
What it teaches
Decoration draws the eye; but what you adorn says more than how you adorn it.
Quick facts
What does ADORN mean?
To make more beautiful or attractive by adding decoration.
Is ADORN a valid word?
Yes — ADORN is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is ADORN?
ADORN has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does ADORN come from?
From Latin 'adornare' (to equip, embellish), from 'ad-' (to) plus 'ornare' (to furnish, decorate) - the same 'ornare' behind 'ornate' and 'ornament'.
What can ADORN teach us?
Decoration draws the eye; but what you adorn says more than how you adorn it.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.