- decorativeness
- noun see decorative
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
decorativeness
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decorativeness — decorative ► ADJECTIVE 1) serving to make something look more attractive; ornamental. 2) relating to decoration. DERIVATIVES decoratively adverb decorativeness noun … English terms dictionary
Decorativeness — Decorative Dec o*ra*tive (d[e^]k [ o]*r[.a]*t[i^]v or d[e^]k [ o]*r[asl]*t[i^]v), a. [Cf. F. d[ e]coratif.] Suited to decorate or embellish; adorning. {Dec o*ra*tive*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] {Decorative art}, fine art which has for its end… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
decorativeness — See decoratively. * * * … Universalium
decorativeness — noun The condition of being decorative … Wiktionary
decorativeness — n. ornateness, ornamentation, adornment, beautification … English contemporary dictionary
decorativeness — dec·o·ra·tive·ness … English syllables
decorativeness — noun an appearance that serves to decorate and make something more attractive (Freq. 1) • Derivationally related forms: ↑decorative • Hypernyms: ↑appearance, ↑visual aspect • Hyponyms: ↑coating, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Pattern and Decoration — was an art movement situated in the United States from the mid 1970s to the early 1980s. The movement has sometimes been referred to as P D [1][2] or as The New Decorativeness.[3] The movement was championed by the gallery owner Holly Solomon.[4] … Wikipedia
decorative — adjective Date: 1791 serving to decorate; especially purely ornamental • decoratively adverb • decorativeness noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
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