The colored paper chains gave a decorative effect to the room. The ballet…offers great scope to the writer of decorative music (New Yorker).
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
dec|o|ra|tive — «DEHK uh RAY tihv, DEHK ruh », adjective. decorating; ornamental; helping to make beautiful: »The colored paper chains gave a decorative effect to the room. The ballet…offers great scope to the writer of decorative music (New Yorker).… … Useful english dictionary
dec´o|ra´tive|ness — dec|o|ra|tive «DEHK uh RAY tihv, DEHK ruh », adjective. decorating; ornamental; helping to make beautiful: »The colored paper chains gave a decorative effect to the room. The ballet…offers great scope to the writer of decorative music (New… … Useful english dictionary
tive — ab·duc·tive; ab·duc·tive·ly; ab·er·ra·tive; ab·re·ac·tive; ab·sorp·tive; ab·strac·tive; ac·cel·er·a·tive; ac·com·mo·da·tive; ac·cre·tive; ac·cul·tur·a·tive; ac·cu·mu·la·tive; ac·quis·i·tive; ac·quis·i·tive·ness; adapt·a·tive; ad·duc·tive;… … English syllables
decorative — dec·o·ra·tive … English syllables
decoratively — dec·o·ra·tive·ly … English syllables
decorative — dec•o•ra•tive [[t]ˈdɛk ər ə tɪv, ˈdɛk rə , ˈdɛk əˌreɪ [/t]] adj. 1) serving or tending to decorate 2) fia ornamental rather than functional in purpose • Etymology: 1785–95 dec′o•ra•tive•ly, adv. dec′o•ra•tive•ness, n … From formal English to slang
decorative — dec|o|ra|tive [ˈdekərətıv US ˈdekərə , ˈdekəreı ] adj pretty or attractive, but not always necessary or useful ▪ a decorative panel above the door >decoratively adv … Dictionary of contemporary English
decorative — dec|o|ra|tive [ dek(ə)rətıv, dekə,reıtıv ] adjective * intended to look attractive rather than be useful: a decorative border/motif The lighting in the room is functional as well as decorative … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
decorativeness — dec·o·ra·tive·ness … English syllables
o — abi·o·log·i·cal; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom; ab·o·li·tion·ism; ab·o·li·tion·ist; ab·o·li·tion·ize; ab·o·ma·sal; ab·o·ma·sum; ac·an·thol·o·gy; ac·an·thop·o·dous; acar·i·dol·o·gist; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; acar·i·o·sis;… … English syllables
