Decoration — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

something used to beautify

an award for winning a championship or commemorating some other event

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dˈɪsmənˌɔɹiəl/

🇬🇧British English

/dˌɛkəɹˈeɪʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dˌɛkəɹˈeɪʃən/

4 syllables Say it as /dˈɪsmənˌɔɹiəl/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

medal palm medallion laurel wreath ribbon ornamentation ornament

Word Forms

decorate	verb	be beautiful to look at
ornamental	adjective	serving an esthetic rather than a useful purpose
ornament	verb	make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.
medallist	noun	someone who has won a medal
medalist	noun	someone who has won a medal

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Dekoration

etwas, das der Verschönerung diente

🇫🇷French

décoration

quelque chose utilisé pour embellir

🇪🇸Spanish

decoración

algo usado para embellecer

🇮🇹Italian

decorazione

qualcosa usato per abbellire

🇳🇱Dutch

decoratie

iets dat vroeger verfraaide

🇵🇹Portuguese

decoração

algo usado para embelezar

🇷🇺Russian

украшение

что-то, используемое для украшения

India

🇮🇳Hindi

सजावट

किसी चीज़ का उपयोग सुन्दर बनाने के लिए किया जाता है

🇧🇩Bengali

সজ্জা

সুন্দর করার জন্য ব্যবহৃত কিছু

🇮🇳Tamil

அலங்காரம்

அழகுபடுத்த பயன்படும் ஒன்று

🇮🇳Telugu

అలంకరణ

ఏదో అందంగా అలంకరించడానికి ఉపయోగిస్తారు

🇮🇳Marathi

सजावट

काहीतरी सुशोभित करण्यासाठी वापरले जाते

🇮🇳Gujarati

શણગાર

કંઈક સુંદર બનાવવા માટે વપરાય છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಲಂಕಾರ

ಯಾವುದನ್ನಾದರೂ ಸುಂದರಗೊಳಿಸಲು ಬಳಸಲಾಗುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അലങ്കാരം

മനോഹരമാക്കാൻ ഉപയോഗിക്കുന്ന എന്തെങ്കിലും

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਜਾਵਟ

ਕੁਝ ਸੁੰਦਰ ਬਣਾਉਣ ਲਈ ਵਰਤਿਆ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

سجاوٹ

کچھ خوبصورت بنانے کے لئے استعمال کیا جاتا ہے

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

装饰

用来美化的东西

🇯🇵Japanese

装飾

美化するために使用されるもの

🇰🇷Korean

장식

아름답게 하는 데 사용되는 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

trang trí

một cái gì đó được sử dụng để làm đẹp

🇹🇭Thai

การตกแต่ง

บางสิ่งบางอย่างเคยทำให้สวยงาม

🇮🇩Indonesian

dekorasi

sesuatu yang digunakan untuk mempercantik

🇵🇭Filipino

palamuti

isang bagay na ginagamit upang pagandahin

🇲🇾Malay

hiasan

sesuatu yang digunakan untuk mencantikkan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

زخرفة

شيء يستخدم للتجميل

🇮🇷Persian

دکوراسیون

چیزی برای زیبا کردن

🇹🇷Turkish

dekorasyon

güzelleştirmek için kullanılan bir şey

🇮🇱Hebrew

תַפאוּרָה

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What is the primary definition of the word 'decoration'?

The primary meaning of 'decoration' is 'something used to beautify'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'decoration' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'decoration' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'decoration' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'decoration' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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Do you find 'decoration' easy to spell?

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