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" The magnificent lobby of the Chrysler Building - faced with rare marbles, aglitter with decorative metalwork, and surmounted by a ceiling painted with a totemic image of the tower itself - leads to elevator cabs inlaid with exotic woods in fanciful patterns. The entire route from street to office is invested with ceremony, dignity, and delight."
Martin Filler

Meaning of "decorative" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF DECORATIVE

ˈdɛkərətɪv


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DECORATIVE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Decorative is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES DECORATIVE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Beauty

Beauty is a characteristic of a person, animal, place, object, or idea that provides a perceptual experience of pleasure or satisfaction. Beauty is studied as part of aesthetics, sociology, social psychology, and culture. An "ideal beauty" is an entity which is admired, or possesses features widely attributed to beauty in a particular culture, for perfection. The experience of "beauty" often involves an interpretation of some entity as being in balance and harmony with nature, which may lead to feelings of attraction and emotional well-being. Because this can be a subjective experience, it is often said that "beauty is in the eye of the beholder." There is evidence that perceptions of beauty are evolutionarily determined, that things, aspects of people and landscapes considered beautiful are typically found in situations likely to give enhanced survival of the perceiving human's genes.

Definition of decorative in the English dictionary

The definition of decorative in the dictionary is serving to decorate or adorn; ornamental.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DECORATIVE

alliterative · collaborative · commemorative · cooperative · corroborative · curative · edulcorative · evaporative · figurative · generative · inoperative · iterative · non-cooperative · operative · postoperative · preoperative · proliferative · regenerative · ulcerative · uncooperative

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DECORATIVE

decontrol · decontrolled · decontrolling · decor · decorate · Decorated architecture · Decorated style · decorating · decoration · decorative art · decoratively · decorativeness · decorator · decorous · decorously · decorousness · decorticate · decortication · decorticator · decorum

WORDS THAT END LIKE DECORATIVE

active · administrative · alternative · comparative · conservative · creative · cumulative · derivative · illustrative · in the negative · informative · initiative · innovative · legislative · narrative · native · negative · qualitative · quantitative · relative · representative

Synonyms and antonyms of decorative in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «DECORATIVE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «decorative» and belong to the same grammatical category.

Translation of «decorative» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF DECORATIVE

Find out the translation of decorative to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of decorative from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «decorative» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

装饰性的
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

decorativo
570 millions of speakers
en

English

decorative
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

सजावटी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الزخرفية
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

декоративные
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

decorativo
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

সজ্জাসংক্রান্ত
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

décoratif
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Hiasan
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

dekorativ
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

装飾の
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

장식용의
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Hiasan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

trang trí
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

அலங்கார
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

सजावटीच्या
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

dekoratif
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

decorativo
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

dekoracyjny
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

декоративні
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

decorativ
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

διακοσμητικά
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

dekoratiewe
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

dekorativa
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

dekorative
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of decorative

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DECORATIVE»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of decorative
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «decorative».

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about decorative

EXAMPLES

10 QUOTES WITH «DECORATIVE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word decorative.
1
Joey Lauren Adams
I like decorative, functional things that I feel comfortable in.
2
Josef Albers
And I started with this: I have not painted at all my childhood. In fact, I never painted. But I helped my father who was a house painter and decorative painter. He made stage sets, he made glass paintings, he made everything.
3
Jamie Bamber
I love Prada shirts because they're so decorative and figure-hugging, but I also like Reiss shirts because they're clean, simple and look as if they've come off the peg from a design house.
4
Kate Bernheimer
I love the idea of the 'vignette,' which is associated with the decorative, illustrative, small, and thus with the feminine, and thus easily maligned. I mean, Emily Dickinson wrote vignettes, right?
5
Richard Brautigan
I don't want my daughter to be educated. I think women should just be decorative.
6
Charles Horton Cooley
A man may lack everything but tact and conviction and still be a forcible speaker; but without these nothing will avail... Fluency, grace, logical order, and the like, are merely the decorative surface of oratory.
7
Max Ernst
Painting is not for me either decorative amusement, or the plastic invention of felt reality; it must be every time: invention, discovery, revelation.
8
Martin Filler
From the outset, MoMA followed the Bauhaus's strict prohibition against design that even hinted at the decorative, a prejudice that skewed the pioneering museum's view of Modernism for decades.
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Martin Filler
The magnificent lobby of the Chrysler Building - faced with rare marbles, aglitter with decorative metalwork, and surmounted by a ceiling painted with a totemic image of the tower itself - leads to elevator cabs inlaid with exotic woods in fanciful patterns. The entire route from street to office is invested with ceremony, dignity, and delight.
10
Ken Follett
Thrillers have been traditionally very masculine books; the women characters often rather decorative.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DECORATIVE»

Discover the use of decorative in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to decorative and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Book of Decorative Knots
This comprehensive book presents more than 60 beautiful--and functional--knots with clear, step-by-step line illustrations that explain each phase of the properly-tied knot.
Peter Owen, 1994
2
The Grove Encyclopedia of Decorative Arts
Explore the works of Alvar Aalto, Charles and Ray Eames, and the Wiener Wekstatte, or delve into the history of Navajo blankets and wing chairs in thousands of entries on artists, craftsmen, designers, workshops, and decorative art forms.
Gordon Campbell, 2006
3
Decorative & Ornamental Scroll Saw Patterns
Reissue Compiled by master craftsman Patrick Spielman, this compilation offers the finest selection of decorative patterns and ideas for scroll-saw cutting.
Patrick Spielman, Dirk Boelman, 2005
4
Priscilla Hauser's Decorative Painting Workshop
Decorative arts.
Priscilla Hauser, 2008
5
The decorative art of today
Examines the styles of interior, industrial, and architectural design, discusses the importance of function in design, and argues that design must respond to the needs of machine-age production methods
Le Corbusier, 1987
6
The Complete Book of Decorative Knots
A useful glossary explains the terms and techniques used in the world of rope and knot tying.An invaluable source book for both the novice knot tyer and those wishing to expand their expertise, this is the ideal reference for those who wish ...
Geoffrey Budworth, 1998
7
Decorative Designs in Chinese Art: Understand Chinese ...
This book is for readers to learn something about Chinese culture by looking at art.
Alex Amies, 2011
8
Decorative Painting for the First Time
Through a series of questions and answers, this latest addition to the popular "For the First Time (registered)" series walks you through the basics of decorative painting, carefully building your skills with a collection of sequential ...
Plaid, 2005
9
450 Decorative Borders You Can Paint
The author of The Big Book of Decorative Borders returns with a collection of border designs for every room, taste, and season, presenting more than thirty three-step borders and ten new step-by-step projects. Original.
Jodie Bushman, 2005
10
Decorative Wirework: 50+ Ideas For Using Wire to Decorate ...
With more than 50 projects to choose from, this is a great idea book for the beginning to advanced wirework enthusiast.
Jane Davis, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DECORATIVE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term decorative is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Demarest mom designs decorative bra straps
So, she searched online for a solution but found only clear bra straps for sale, or decorative ones like what she had in mind, but that weren't ... «NorthJersey.com, Jul 15»
2
Ugly 'Frozen' Cake Has Sweet Ending Despite Decorative Fail
Perhaps you've seen the photo of the “ugly” Frozen cake – a caricature of Elsa – on Facebook and thought, “What a fail!” If so, you aren't alone; ... «The Inquisitr, Jul 15»
3
Dan Stathatos, founder of Stats Decorative Home Center, dies at 91
Stathatos, who founded the store that eventually became Stats Decorative Home Center in Pasadena, died Saturday at the age of 91. His wife ... «The San Gabriel Valley Tribune, Jul 15»
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Scientists Show How Wrong Attachment of a 'Decorative' Molecule …
Ronald Schnaar, Ph.D., a professor of pharmacology and neuroscience at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Image: Johns ... «Scicasts, Jul 15»
5
Matthew Lloyd builds decorative brick homes around a church
Diamond-patterned brickwork helps this trio of apartment blocks in east London blend in with the historic 19th-century church that it surrounds ... «Dezeen, Jul 15»
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/The finest and widest selection of decorative concrete that Billings …
Armed with certified installers of the Aurora Epoxy Dust System, we offer decorative concrete applications for existing concrete surfaces such as ... «Billings Gazette, Jul 15»
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Big Four Bridge decorative lights to be back on Thursday
The Big Four Bridge is currently in the dark -- the decorative lights ... The decorative lights went out on the pedestrian bridge earlier this week. «WLKY Louisville, Jul 15»
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Enthone Hosts Automotive Decorative Chrome Plating Forum
Enthone Inc. (West Haven, Connecticut) hosted a comprehensive forum titled, “OEM Material Standards & Solutions for Decorative Chrome ... «Products Finishing Magazine, Jul 15»
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Container gardening adds flexibility, decorative value
I really enjoy being able to set the tone of my garden by what I choose to put in my pots. There are so many possibilities and you can change ... «Rio Rancho Observer, Jul 15»
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Decorative lights out on Big Four Bridge
LOUISVILLE, Ky. —The Big Four Bridge is currently in the dark -- the decorative lights went out on the pedestrian bridge during recent storms. «WLKY Louisville, Jun 15»
REFERENCE
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