decoration

n. ornament; adornment; beautification; medal or honor which is bestowed upon someone (e.g. in the armed forces)

Decoration may refer to:Decorative art, the craft of a painter and decorator.An object or act intended to increase beauty of a person, room, etc.An object, such as a medal, that is awarded to honor the recipient ostentatiously: see List of prizes, medals, and awards.Interior decoration, the internal finishing of a building.Name decoration is a technique used in most programming languages.Decoration, Japanese street fashion category.
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Noun
1. something used to beautify
(synonym) ornament, ornamentation
(hypernym) artifact, artefact
(hyponym) adornment
(derivation) deck, adorn, decorate, grace, embellish, beautify
2. an award for winning a championship or commemorating some other event
(synonym) laurel wreath, medal, medallion, palm, ribbon
(hypernym) award, accolade, honor, honour, laurels
(hyponym) bronze medal
(derivation) decorate
3. the act of decorating something (in the hope of making it more attractive)
(hypernym) change of state
(hyponym) adornment
(derivation) deck, adorn, decorate, grace, embellish, beautify

n. decoration, embellishment, ornamentation, adornment, enhancement; painting, garland; medal

(n.)
The act of adorning, embellishing, or honoring; ornamentation.
  

(n.)
That which adorns, enriches, or beautifies; something added by way of embellishment; ornament.
  

(n.)
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.