ARABESQUE Synonyms
There are 7 hypernyms of the word arabesque. (close relations)
Definition of ARABESQUE
arabesques
Best Alternative Words for ARABESQUE
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decoration | nounn | |||||||
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) | ||||||||
design | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the act of working out the form of something (as by making a sketch or outline or plan) • an arrangement scheme • something intended as a guide for making something else • a decorative or artistic work • an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions • a preliminary sketch indicating the plan for something • the creation of something in the mind verb • make or work out a plan for; devise • plan something for a specific role or purpose or effect • create the design for; create or execute in an artistic or highly skilled manner • make a design of; plan out in systematic, often graphic form • create designs • conceive or fashion in the mind; invent • intend or have as a purpose | ||||||||
embellishment | nounn | |||||||
noun • elaboration of an interpretation by the use of decorative (sometimes fictitious) detail • a superfluous ornament • the act of adding extraneous decorations to something | ||||||||
flourish | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a showy gesture • an ornamental embellishment in writing • a display of ornamental speech or language • the act of waving • (music) a short lively tune played on brass instruments verb • grow vigorously • make steady progress; be at the high point in one's career or reach a high point in historical significance or importance • move or swing back and forth | ||||||||
motif | nounn | |||||||
noun • a design or figure that consists of recurring shapes or colors, as in architecture or decoration • a theme that is repeated or elaborated in a piece of music • a unifying idea that is a recurrent element in literary or artistic work | ||||||||
ornament | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • something used to beautify verb • make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc. • be an ornament to | ||||||||
pattern | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a perceptual structure • a customary way of operation or behavior • a decorative or artistic work • something regarded as a normative example • a model considered worthy of imitation • something intended as a guide for making something else • the path that is prescribed for an airplane that is preparing to land at an airport • graphical representation (in polar or Cartesian coordinates) of the spatial distribution of radiation from an antenna as a function of angle verb • plan or create according to a model or models • form a pattern | ||||||||
scroll | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals) • a document that can be rolled up (as for storage) verb • move through text or graphics in order to display parts that do not fit on the screen |