decoration

noun/ˌdekəˈreɪʃən/CEFR B1

সাজসজ্জা, অলংকরণ

Meaning

Things added to make something look more attractive, or the act of adding them.

Example sentences

The wedding decoration took two days.বিয়ের সাজসজ্জায় দুই দিন লেগেছিল।
Paper flowers are a cheap decoration.কাগজের ফুল সস্তা সাজসজ্জা।

Synonyms & antonyms

Synonyms: ornament, adornment, decor

Similar words, and what each means

ornament
অলংকার, সাজসজ্জার বস্তু
An object worn or displayed for decoration.
adornment
অলংকরণ, সাজসজ্জা
Something added to make a person or thing look attractive.
decor
সাজসজ্জা, অন্দরসজ্জা
The style of decoration and furnishing of a room.

Other English words for “সাজসজ্জা, অলংকরণ”

adornment
Something added to make a person or thing look attractive.
decor
The style of decoration and furnishing of a room.

Word family

Words built on the same root. Learning them together is faster than learning them apart.

decornounসাজসজ্জা, অন্দরসজ্জা
decorativeadjectiveসাজসজ্জামূলক, শোভাবর্ধক

“decoration” elsewhere on EnglishBD

That single reversal explains half the sleep sentences Bangladeshi learners produce, and once it is fixed the idioms below stop being decoration and start being usable.
English Idioms about Sleep →
Saying the same thing in different words and a different grammar shape is not decoration here.
Paraphrasing for IELTS: Four Techniques That Work →
In a phrasal verb, the small word after the verb is not decoration — it carries meaning of its own.
Phrasal Verbs with Up: What the Particle Adds →

Where this word is used

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“decoration” — এর বাংলা অর্থ কোনটি?
- • উল্কাপিণ্ড
- • সংলাপ, কথোপকথন
- • সাজসজ্জা, অলংকরণ
- • লবঙ্গ
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সাজসজ্জা, অলংকরণ — decoration (noun) — সাজসজ্জা, অলংকরণ. Things added to make something look more attractive, or the act of adding them.
Which word is closest in meaning to “decoration”?
- • flare
- • inhibition
- • ornament
- • alligator
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ornament — ornament — অলংকার, সাজসজ্জার বস্তু. An object worn or displayed for decoration.

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