NOUN | communication | embellishment, embroidery | elaboration of an interpretation by the use of decorative (sometimes fictitious) detail |
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artifact | embellishment | a superfluous ornament | |
act | embellishment, ornamentation | the act of adding extraneous decorations to something |
Sounds | ehmbeh'lihshmahnt | |
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Rhymes | abandonment ... wonderment: 671 rhymes with ahnt... |
Meaning | elaboration of an interpretation by the use of decorative (sometimes fictitious) detail. | |
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Example | "the mystery has been heightened by many embellishments in subsequent retellings" | |
Synonym | embroidery | |
Broader | expansion, enlargement, elaboration | A discussion that provides additional information |
Verbs | embellish | add details to |
Meaning | A superfluous ornament. | |
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Narrower | boulle, boule, buhl | An inlaid furniture decoration |
cuspidation | A decoration using cusps | |
festoon | An embellishment consisting of a decorative representation of a string of flowers suspended between two points | |
filigree, filagree, fillagree | Delicate and intricate ornamentation (usually in gold or silver or other fine twisted wire) | |
flourish | An ornamental embellishment in writing | |
vermiculation | A decoration consisting of wormlike carvings | |
Broader | decoration, ornament, ornamentation | Something used to beautify |
Spanish | adorno, embellecimiento, ornamento | |
Catalan | embelliment |
Meaning | The act of adding extraneous decorations to something. | |
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Synonym | ornamentation | |
Broader | decoration | The act of decorating something (in the hope of making it more attractive) |
Spanish | adorno, ornamentación | |
Catalan | ornamentació | |
Verbs | embellish | make more attractive by adding ornament, colour / colour, etc. |
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