/əˈdɔɹn/, /əˈdɔː(ɹ)n/
OriginFrom Middle English adornen, adournen, from Latin adōrnāre; from ad- + ōrnō (“furnish, embellish”). See adore, ornate. Replaced earlier Middle English aournen (“to adorn”) borrowed from Old French aorner, from the same Latin source.
- To make more beautiful and attractive; to decorate.
“a man adorned with noble statuary and columns”
“a character adorned with every Christian grace”
“A gallery of paintings was adorned with the works of some of the great masters.”
- obsoleteadornment
“Her brest all naked, as nett yvory
Without adorne of gold or silver bright”
- obsoleteadorned; ornate
“And to realities yield all her shows:
Made so adorn for thy delight the more”
Formsadorns(present, singular, third-person) · adorning(participle, present) · adorned(participle, past) · adorned(past)