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1. : extended treatment of or attention to particular items. explaining without going into detail. giving careful attention to detail. 2. : a part of a whole: such as. a. : a small and subordinate part : particular. planned the wedding down to the smallest detail. also : a reproduction of such a part of a work of art. b.
to tell or include all the facts about something: I won't go into detail over the phone, but I've been having a few health problems recently. See more. [ C ] a part of something that does not seem important: Tony says, he's going to get the car, and finding the money to pay for it is just a minor detail.
information about someone or something: take down the details of A police officer took down the details of what happened. UK Can I have your details (= name and address, etc.), please? Details of the incident are sketchy. A spokesperson for the company declined to give further details. The speech included various personal details about his life.
The details of something are its small, individual features or elements. If you examine or discuss something in detail, you examine all these features.
noun. an individual or minute part; an item or particular. particulars collectively; minutiae. attention to or treatment of a subject in individual or minute parts: to postpone detail and concentrate on a subject as a whole. intricate, finely wrought decoration. Engineering. detail drawing.
A detail is a small fact or spot in a larger entity. That ambiguous smile is just one detail of Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa. Detail comes from the French for cutting into pieces, but in English we only use it to refer to the pieces. As a noun, detail means an isolated aspect of something larger.
Definition of detail noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Any of the small parts that go to make up something; item; particular. The details of a plan. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. A minor or an inconsequential item or aspect; a minutia. Skipped the details to get to the main point. American Heritage. An account that gives the particulars. To go into detail.
Synonyms for DETAIL: item, thing, stuff, point, particular, article, object, element; Antonyms of DETAIL: compound, aggregate, whole, total, sum, entirety, composite, conglomerate.
1. To report or relate explicitly or in particulars: detailed the charges against the defendant. 2. To provide with artistic or decorative detail: detailed the quilt with colorful appliqué.
