embellishment
[em-bel-ish-muh nt]
- an ornament or decoration.
- a fictitious addition, as to a factual statement.
- Music.
- the act of embellishing.
- state of being embellished.
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Origin of embellishment
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Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2018
Related Words
coloring, adornment, exaggeration, embroidery, ornamentation, elaboration, fuss, frill, jazz, ornament, ostentation, decoration, overstatement, enhancement, doodad, garnish, enrichment, hyperbole, floridity, gingerbreadExamples from the Web for embellishment
Contemporary Examples
The following looks—everything from eveningwear to denim jeans—dripped and dazzled with embellishment.
Sets start at $1,500 and top out at about $6,000, depending on the level of embellishment.
With the embellishment stripped bare, the diaries present a nastier, more easily irritated side of the man.
Lush embroidery and embellishment covered the neckline of filmy tulle gowns.
Prada and Gucci Show Off Strong, Smart Sensuality at Milan Fall 2012 Fashion ShowsRobin Givhan
February 24, 2012
She was an immigrant asylum seeker, and embellishment of asylum applications is extremely common.
Historical Examples
Thousands of graves must have been sacrificed for the embellishment of one.
Pagan and Christian RomeRodolfo Lanciani
I am the extension, my good Prosper; I am the embellishment!
A Bundle of LettersHenry James
Dressing is not regarded as an adulteration, but as an embellishment.
TextilesWilliam H. Dooley
The truth, in this case, is romantic enough and needs no embellishment.
Roosevelt in the Bad LandsH. Hagedorn.
And all the old puzzles are capable of improvement, embellishment, and extension.
The Canterbury PuzzlesHenry Ernest Dudeney
Word Origin and History for embellishment
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper