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Definition of over-ornate in English: over-ornateadjective Excessively ornate. one of those over-ornate Vienna coffee houses Example sentencesExamples - The house should he aesthetically pleasing but not overornate and should he well integrated with its surroundings.
- I found it was enjoyable but over-ornate nonsense full of heavy-handed symbolism.
- Vincenzio became interested in the revival of classical Greek forms of music as an antidote to the over-ornate vocal polyphony of his time.
- The Golden Gate bridge is structurally beautiful, but I think the red colour is just a little over-ornate.
- He was careful to warn his readers against creating an overornate style by overusing tropes and figures.
- Montero entered the grand foyer, a room that was as over-ornate as the door knocker had been.
- Every room on the tour is over-ornate, and littered with old portraits and modern family photographs.
- Its over-ornate and guilded arches and vaults are in contrast to the quiet grandeur of other European churches.
- If the arrangements of Italian madrigals seem dry and over-ornate, the dances are superb.
- In the 18th century, the term became associated with over-ornate style and fell into disrepute when a plainer style came to be preferred.
Synonyms over-elaborate, over-embellished, overdecorated, overdone, overworked, busy, cluttered, laboured, strained, florid |