DECORATIVENESS

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

An appearance that serves to decorate and make something more attractive

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("decorativeness" is a kind of...):

appearance; visual aspect (outward or visible aspect of a person or thing)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "decorativeness"):

coating; finish; finishing (a decorative texture or appearance of a surface (or the substance that gives it that appearance))

Derivation:

decorative (serving an esthetic rather than a useful purpose)