embellishment, n.
(embellishments)
(embellishments)
the act of adding extraneous decorations to something
<noun.act>
embellishment ornamentation
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hypernym
a superfluous ornament
<noun.artifact>
embellishment
semantic pointers
hyponym
hypernym
elaboration of an interpretation by the use of decorative (sometimes fictitious) detail
<noun.communication>
embellishment embroidery
sample sentences
"the mystery has been heightened by many embellishments in subsequent retellings"
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hypernym