embellishment

em·bel·lish·ment

 (ĕm-bĕl′ĭsh-mənt)

n.

1. The act of embellishing or the state of being embellished.

2. Something that embellishes; a decoration.

3. Music A note that embellishes a melody.

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em•bel•lish•ment

(ɛmˈbɛl ɪʃ mənt)

n.

1. an ornament or decoration.

2. an elaborative addition, as to a statement.

3. ornament (def. 6).

4. the act of embellishing, or the state of being embellished.

[1615–25]

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	embellishment - elaboration of an interpretation by the use of decorative (sometimes fictitious) detail; "the mystery has been heightened by many embellishments in subsequent retellings" embroidery elaboration, enlargement, expansion - a discussion that provides additional information
	2.	embellishment - a superfluous ornament boule, boulle, buhl - an inlaid furniture decoration; tortoiseshell and yellow and white metal form scrolls in cabinetwork cuspidation - a decoration using cusps decoration, ornament, ornamentation - something used to beautify festoon - an embellishment consisting of a decorative representation of a string of flowers suspended between two points; used on pottery or in architectural work filagree, filigree, fillagree - delicate and intricate ornamentation (usually in gold or silver or other fine twisted wire) vermiculation - a decoration consisting of wormlike carvings flourish - an ornamental embellishment in writing
	3.	embellishment - the act of adding extraneous decorations to something ornamentation decoration - the act of decorating something (in the hope of making it more attractive)

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embellishment

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.

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embellishment

noun

Something that adorns:

adornment, decoration, garnishment, garniture, ornament, ornamentation, trim, trimming.

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Translations

تَزْيين، زَخْرَفَه، تَنْميق

udsmykning

AusschmückungVerschönerung

embellissementornement

feldíszítés

skraut; skreytni, ÿkjur

abbellimentoornamento

forskjønnelse

süsleme

润色装饰

embellishment

[ɪmˈbelɪʃmənt] N → embellecimiento m (fig) → adorno m

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

embellishment

[ɪmˈbɛlɪʃmənt] n

(= decoration) → enjolivure f

(= exaggeration) [story, account] → enjolivement m

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

embellishment

n → Schmuck m; (= act) → Verschönerung f; (of story) → Ausschmückung f; (of truth) → Beschönigung f; (of handwriting) → Verzierung f, → Schnörkel m; (Mus) → Verzierung f

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

embellishment

[ɪmˈbɛlɪʃmənt] n (see vb) → abbellimento, infiorettatura

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embellish

(imˈbeliʃ) verb

1. to increase the interest of (a story etc) by adding (untrue) details. The soldier embellished the story of his escape. verfraai يُنَمِّق، يَزيد التّفاصيل للإثارَه разкрасявам enfeitar přikrášlit ausschmücken pynte på; brodere på διανθίζω, ωραιοποιώadornar ilustama آب و تاب دادن؛ دستکاری کردن koristella enjoliver לְיַפּוֹת संवारना uljepšati kiszínez (elbeszélést) menambah-nambahi skreyta, ÿkja abbellire じゅん色する 재미있게 꾸미다 pagražinti izpušķot (stāstījumu) menokok tambah verfraaienforskjønne, pynte på upiększyć سينګارول، مصور كول enfeitar a romanţa приукрашивать prikrášliť olepšati ulepšati försköna, bätttra på เพิ่มรายละเอียด ilginçleştirmek, süsleyip püslemek 渲染(故事等) прикрашати حاشیہ آرائی کرنا thêm thắt 给（叙事、文章）添加细节，润色

2. to make beautiful with ornaments etc. uniform embellished with gold braid. opsier, mooi maak يُزَيِّن، يُزَخْرِف украсявам embelezado ozdobit verzieren udsmykke; forskønne στολίζωembellecer, adornar kaunistama تزئین کردن؛ آراستن koristella orner (de) לְקָשֶט सजाना-संवारना ukrasiti díszít memperindah skreyta ornare 飾る 장식하다 papuošti izrotāt; izgreznot memperindah verfraaien pynte opp, utsmykkeozdobić, upiększyć سينګارول embelezado a împodobi (cu) украшать ozdobiť okrasiti ukrasiti smycka, pryda ประดับ süslemek 裝飾 прикрашати تزئین کرنا tô điểm 装饰

emˈbellishment noun

verfraaiing, opsiering تَزْيين، زَخْرَفَه، تَنْميق украсяване embelezamento ozdoba die Verschönerung, die Ausschmückung udsmykning διακοσμητικό στοιχείο, ωραιοποίηση adorno kaunistus تزئین؛ آب و تاب koristus ornement יפוי, קישוט सजावट uljepšanje (fel)díszítés hiasan skraut; skreytni, ÿkjur abbellimento, ornamento 飾り 장식 pagražinimas, papuošimas (stāstījuma) izpušķojums; rotājums; izgreznojums penghiasan verfraaiingforskjønnelse, utsmykking upiększenie سينګار، سينګارونه embelezamento ornament приукрашивание; украшение ozdoba okras(itev) ulepšanje förskönande, utsmyckande การเพิ่มการตกแต่ง süsleme 渲染，裝飾 прикрашання تزئین sự thêm thắt; tô điểm 装饰，润色

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