embellishment
English Thesaurus
1. the act of adding extraneous decorations to something (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | decoration, |
| definition | : | the act of decorating something (in the hope of making it more attractive) (noun.act) |
2. a superfluous ornament (noun.artifact)
| hyponym | : | boule, boulle, buhl, |
| definition | : | an inlaid furniture decoration; tortoiseshell and yellow and white metal form scrolls in cabinetwork (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | cuspidation, |
| definition | : | a decoration using cusps (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | festoon, |
| definition | : | an embellishment consisting of a decorative representation of a string of flowers suspended between two points; used on pottery or in architectural work (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | filagree, filigree, fillagree, |
| definition | : | delicate and intricate ornamentation (usually in gold or silver or other fine twisted wire) (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | vermiculation, |
| definition | : | a decoration consisting of wormlike carvings (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | flourish, |
| definition | : | an ornamental embellishment in writing (noun.communication) |
3. elaboration of an interpretation by the use of decorative (sometimes fictitious) detail (noun.communication)
4. the act of adding extraneous decorations to something (noun.act)
5. elaboration of an interpretation by the use of decorative (sometimes fictitious) detail (noun.communication)
6. the act of adding extraneous decorations to something (noun.act)
7. elaboration of an interpretation by the use of decorative (sometimes fictitious) detail (noun.communication)
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