embellishment

Letters that make embellishment

s, b, e, l, n, h, m, t, i are letters that make 'embellishment'

Words within embellishment

el, ell, MB, Bell, NT, men, Bellis, hm, em, en, be, EL, li, bell, Mb, ME, Bel, Elli, Be, Li, embellish are words within 'embellishment'


3 possible definitions for 'embellishment'

Embellishment as "a superfluous ornament"

Under this definition, embellishment is a noun and has the following properties:

embellishment as a type

'embellishment' can be a type of ornament, decoration, ornamentation.

Types of embellishment

boulle, boule, buhl, cuspidation, festoon, filigree, fillagree, filagree, vermiculation, flourish are types of 'embellishment'.


Embellishment as "elaboration of an interpretation by the use of decorative (sometimes fictitious) detail"

Under this definition, embellishment is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

embroidery has the same meaning as embellishment

embellishment as a type

'embellishment' can be a type of elaboration, enlargement, expansion.

Derivatives of embellishment

dramatise, embellish, embroider, aggrandize, aggrandise, dramatize, pad, lard, blow up are derivatives of 'embellishment'.

Example of embellishment used within this context

"the mystery has been heightened by many embellishments in subsequent retellings"


Embellishment as "the act of adding extraneous decorations to something"

Under this definition, embellishment is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

ornamentation has the same meaning as embellishment

embellishment as a type

'embellishment' can be a type of decoration.

Derivatives of embellishment

beautify, embellish, decorate, ornament, grace, adorn are derivatives of 'embellishment'.



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