Definition of "ornateness" [or•nate•ness]

• The state of being ornate (noun)

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• "And his kind of ornateness and indirection told me that he really was still uncomfortable about it."
• "Hmph. I not only sneer at the ornateness of the furniture, I sneer at the people who purchase such trash, and in fact, it is so distasteful, I regret I must extend that sneer to include the entire nation."
• "And luxury lies not in richness and ornateness but in the absence of vulgarity."