decoration

Meanings

Plural: decorations

Noun

• something used to beautify
• an award for winning a championship or commemorating some other event
• the act of decorating something (in the hope of making it more attractive)
• The act of adorning, embellishing, or honoring; ornamentation.
• Any item that adorns, enriches, or beautifies; something added by way of embellishment or ornamentation.
• Specifically, any mark of honor to be worn upon the person, as a medal, cross, or ribbon of an order of knighthood, bestowed for services in war, great achievements in literature, art, etc.
• The use of exotic sugars as decoys to distract the immune system of a host
• Refurbishment; renovation

Synonyms

adornment, decoration, embellishment, laurel wreath, medal, medallion, ornament, ornamentation, palm, ribbon

Related Words

decorate