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   Em·bel·lish·ment

   /əmˈbeliSHm(ə)nt/

   

   noun

   • 1. a decorative detail or feature added to something to make it more attractive: "architectural embellishments" Similar decorationornamentationadornmentbeautificationenhancementtrimmingtrimgarnishinggildingfrillenrichmentvarnishingembroiderydecoratingembellishingbedeckingfestooningemblazoning
   • ▪ a detail, especially one that is not true, added to a statement or story to make it more interesting or entertaining: "stripped of her embellishments, the core of hard fact was disappointingly small" Similar elaborationadditionexaggerationdigressiondeviation
   • ▪ the action of adding details or features: "the embellishment of church interiors through the use of the visual arts"

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › embellishEmbellish Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   Apr 26, 2012 · 1. : to make beautiful with ornamentation : decorate. a book embellished with illustrations. 2. : to heighten the attractiveness of by adding decorative or fanciful details : enhance. embellished our account of the trip. embellisher noun. Did you know?

3. www.dictionary.com › browse › embellishEMBELLISH Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   Embellish definition: to beautify by or as if by ornamentation; ornament; adorn.. See examples of EMBELLISH used in a sentence.

4. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › embellishmentEmbellishment - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   noun. the act of adding extraneous decorations to something. synonyms: ornamentation. see more. noun. a superfluous ornament. see more. noun. elaboration of an interpretation by the use of decorative (sometimes fictitious) detail. “the mystery has been heightened by many embellishments in subsequent retellings” synonyms: embroidery. see more.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryEMBELLISH | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   to make something more beautiful or interesting by additions or details: Many early building entrances were richly embellished. If you embellish a story or statement, you add details that are not completely true in order to make it more interesting: He couldn’t resist embellishing his account of the African safari.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishEMBELLISHMENT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   3 days ago · An embellishment is a decoration added to something to make it seem more attractive or interesting. ...Renaissance embellishments. ...public buildings with little bits of decoration and embellishment. Synonyms: decoration, garnishing, ornament, gilding More Synonyms of embellishment. More Synonyms of embellishment.

7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitionembellishment noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

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   noun. /ɪmˈbelɪʃmənt/ [uncountable, countable] (formal) a decoration or other addition that is intended to make something more beautiful or interesting. Good pasta needs very little embellishment. a sixteenth-century church with eighteenth-century embellishments. Take your English to the next level.

8. www.thefreedictionary.com › embellishmentEmbellishment - definition of embellishment by The Free ...

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   noun. 1. decoration, garnishing, ornament, gilding, enhancement, enrichment, adornment, ornamentation, trimming, beautification Florence is full of buildings with bits of decoration and embellishment. 2. elaboration, exaggeration, embroidery I lack the story-teller's gift of embellishment.