decoration

1 something used to beautify [syn: ornament, ornamentation]

2 an award for winning a championship or commemorating some other event [syn: laurel wreath, medal, medallion, palm, ribbon]

3 the act of decorating something (in the hope of making it more attractive)

English

Pronunciation

• /ˌdɛkəˈreɪʃən/
• Rhymes with: -eɪʃǝn

Noun

1. The act of adorning, embellishing, or honoring; ornamentation.
2. That which adorns, enriches, or beautifies; something added by way of embellishment; ornament.
3. 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.

Related terms

• decorate

Translations

Decoration may refer to:

• Decorative art, the craft of a painter and decorator.
• An object or act intended to increase beauty of a person, room, etc.
• An object, such as a medal, that is awarded to honor the recipient ostentatiously: see List of prizes, medals, and awards.
• Interior decoration, the internal finishing of a building.
• Name decoration is a technique used in most programming languages.
• Decoration, Japanese street fashion category.

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