An ornate building, piece of furniture, or object is decorated with complicated patterns or shapes. an ornate iron staircase. = elaborate plain, simple + ornately or·nate·ly the ornately carved doors. = elaborately. covered with a lot of decoration (past participle of ornare )
[ or-'nAt ] (adjective.) 15th century. Middle English ornat, from Latin ornatus, past participle of ornare to furnish, embellish; akin to Latin ordo order; more at ORDER.