Adorn
verb
To make something or someone look more beautiful or attractive by adding something.
She adorned her hair with flowers.
Often appears as...
- adorn with
- adorn in
verb
To add to the dignity or beauty of something.
Her smile adorned her face.
Often appears as...
- adorn a smile
- adorn an expression
verb
To make something or someone look more beautiful or attractive by adding something.
She adorned her hair with flowers.
Often appears as...
- adorn with
- adorn in
verb
To add to the dignity or beauty of something.
Her smile adorned her face.
Often appears as...
- adorn a smile
- adorn an expression
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Pro Tip 1/3Physical Embellishment
Used when describing objects or people being decorated, often with visible items that add attractiveness.
The artist adorned the canvas with vibrant strokes of paint.
Pro Tip 2/3Celebratory Context
Often associated with special occasions where decorations are used to create a festive atmosphere.
They adorned the banquet hall with garlands and ribbons for the wedding.
Pro Tip 3/3Personal Enhancement
Refers to adding accessories or touches to one's appearance to make it more appealing or distinguished.
For the gala, she adorned herself with an elegant necklace and earrings.
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Embellishment
Used when describing objects or people being decorated, often with visible items that add attractiveness.
The artist adorned the canvas with vibrant strokes of paint.
Pro Tip 2/3Celebratory Context
Often associated with special occasions where decorations are used to create a festive atmosphere.
They adorned the banquet hall with garlands and ribbons for the wedding.
Pro Tip 3/3Personal Enhancement
Refers to adding accessories or touches to one's appearance to make it more appealing or distinguished.
For the gala, she adorned herself with an elegant necklace and earrings.
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Embellishment
Used when describing objects or people being decorated, often with visible items that add attractiveness.
The artist adorned the canvas with vibrant strokes of paint.
Pro Tip 2/3Celebratory Context
Often associated with special occasions where decorations are used to create a festive atmosphere.
They adorned the banquet hall with garlands and ribbons for the wedding.
Pro Tip 3/3Personal Enhancement
Refers to adding accessories or touches to one's appearance to make it more appealing or distinguished.
For the gala, she adorned herself with an elegant necklace and earrings.
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Dolphins: Even Smarter...
and I was just blown away. I saw these three spinner dolphins that were just adorned with leaves. They were playing with these leaves. One on its dorsal, tail and pectoral. And light levels were very low, so I, sort of, boosted the ISO and was able to make this picture of them playing catch. Well, one of the other things that I wanted to focus on
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The complex geometry of...
were preserved and further developed, resulting in fundamental advancements in scientific study and mathematics. Accompanying this was an increasingly sophisticated use of abstraction and complex geometry in Islamic art, from intricate floral motifs adorning carpets and textiles,
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Why Having Fun Is the...
And my personal favorite, "Adorn your table with gourds." Those are not good suggestions. Instead, the most effective thing you can do to have more fun is to focus on its ingredients, by which I mean, do everything you can to fill your life with more moments of playfulness,
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Erika Larsen: People of...
The horse represented respect, pride, generosity, strength, medicine, healing. I saw the horse as a symbol of pride. It was used in pageantry, in parades, and in racing. And it was always adorned with the family or a tribe's
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Justice for gem miners ...
Colombia blood ruby from Burma a globally recognized challenges within the gemstone industry but little is known and told of the colored gemstones of adorn our day-to-day jewelry from brilliant blue tanzanites Tomlin's that
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Neanderthals 101 PIPE...
Neanderthals are suspected to be the first humans to carry out the symbolic gesture of burying their dead and adorning grave sites with flowers. Neanderthals may have also created what may be the world's oldest cave art,
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Palenque and the Ancient...
tree of jade is sprouting right riches are are just pouring all over Palenque and the gods are pleased the cosmos is pleased and the dynastic lords are being you know dressed and adorned with all of
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Screaming Mummy Mystery...
expensive cedar wood but it was blank totally unadorned in Egyptian theology a man couldn't enter the afterlife without his name so there's something disturbing about the fact that he was left
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Dresser crab camouflage...
it usually adorns its costume with sponges and seaweed as these are most often sir hand but given the chance it improvises a trait that helps the dresser crab maintain perfect camouflage
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Big Cats PIPE National...
the Amazon jungle in another part of the world the throne of the big cat belongs to a feline adorned with different
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Dolphins: Even Smarter...
and I was just blown away. I saw these three spinner dolphins that were just adorned with leaves. They were playing with these leaves. One on its dorsal, tail and pectoral. And light levels were very low, so I, sort of, boosted the ISO and was able to make this picture of them playing catch. Well, one of the other things that I wanted to focus on
Video examples
The complex geometry of...
were preserved and further developed, resulting in fundamental advancements in scientific study and mathematics. Accompanying this was an increasingly sophisticated use of abstraction and complex geometry in Islamic art, from intricate floral motifs adorning carpets and textiles,
Video examples
Why Having Fun Is the...
And my personal favorite, "Adorn your table with gourds." Those are not good suggestions. Instead, the most effective thing you can do to have more fun is to focus on its ingredients, by which I mean, do everything you can to fill your life with more moments of playfulness,
Video examples
Erika Larsen: People of...
The horse represented respect, pride, generosity, strength, medicine, healing. I saw the horse as a symbol of pride. It was used in pageantry, in parades, and in racing. And it was always adorned with the family or a tribe's
Video examples
Justice for gem miners ...
Colombia blood ruby from Burma a globally recognized challenges within the gemstone industry but little is known and told of the colored gemstones of adorn our day-to-day jewelry from brilliant blue tanzanites Tomlin's that
Video examples
Neanderthals 101 PIPE...
Neanderthals are suspected to be the first humans to carry out the symbolic gesture of burying their dead and adorning grave sites with flowers. Neanderthals may have also created what may be the world's oldest cave art,
Video examples
Palenque and the Ancient...
tree of jade is sprouting right riches are are just pouring all over Palenque and the gods are pleased the cosmos is pleased and the dynastic lords are being you know dressed and adorned with all of
Video examples
Screaming Mummy Mystery...
expensive cedar wood but it was blank totally unadorned in Egyptian theology a man couldn't enter the afterlife without his name so there's something disturbing about the fact that he was left
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Dresser crab camouflage...
it usually adorns its costume with sponges and seaweed as these are most often sir hand but given the chance it improvises a trait that helps the dresser crab maintain perfect camouflage
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Big Cats PIPE National...
the Amazon jungle in another part of the world the throne of the big cat belongs to a feline adorned with different
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Lactantius
Author
The poets, therefore, however much they adorned the gods in their poems, and amplified their exploits with the highest praises, yet very frequently confess that all things are held together and governed by one spirit or mind.
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Vitruvius
Roman Author
Architecture is a science arising out of many other sciences, and adorned with much and varied learning; by the help of which a judgment is formed of those works which are the result of other arts.
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George Santayana
Spanish Philosopher
I like to walk about among the beautiful things that adorn the world; but private wealth I should decline, or any sort of personal possessions, because they would take away my liberty.
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Johann Arndt
German Theologian
This truth is a remedy against spiritual pride, namely, that none should account himself better before God than others, though perhaps adorned with greater gifts, and endowments.
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James Nachtwey
American Photographer
When the truth is spoken, it doesn't need to be adorned. It just needs to be simply stated, and often it only needs to be said once.
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Plautus
Roman Playwright
I would rather be adorned by beauty of character than jewels. Jewels are the gift of fortune, while character comes from within.
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A. A. Gill
British Writer
Personal adornment is the only cultural form that everybody in the world takes part in.
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Epictetus
Greek Philosopher
Know, first, who you are, and then adorn yourself accordingly.
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James Montgomery
British Poet
Fairest and best adorned is she Whose clothing is humility.
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St. Jerome
Saint
Beauty when unadorned is adorned the most.
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Lactantius
Author
The poets, therefore, however much they adorned the gods in their poems, and amplified their exploits with the highest praises, yet very frequently confess that all things are held together and governed by one spirit or mind.
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Vitruvius
Roman Author
Architecture is a science arising out of many other sciences, and adorned with much and varied learning; by the help of which a judgment is formed of those works which are the result of other arts.
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George Santayana
Spanish Philosopher
I like to walk about among the beautiful things that adorn the world; but private wealth I should decline, or any sort of personal possessions, because they would take away my liberty.
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Johann Arndt
German Theologian
This truth is a remedy against spiritual pride, namely, that none should account himself better before God than others, though perhaps adorned with greater gifts, and endowments.
Quote examples
James Nachtwey
American Photographer
When the truth is spoken, it doesn't need to be adorned. It just needs to be simply stated, and often it only needs to be said once.
Quote examples
Plautus
Roman Playwright
I would rather be adorned by beauty of character than jewels. Jewels are the gift of fortune, while character comes from within.
Quote examples
A. A. Gill
British Writer
Personal adornment is the only cultural form that everybody in the world takes part in.
Quote examples
Epictetus
Greek Philosopher
Know, first, who you are, and then adorn yourself accordingly.
Quote examples
James Montgomery
British Poet
Fairest and best adorned is she Whose clothing is humility.
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St. Jerome
Saint
Beauty when unadorned is adorned the most.
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