embellishment 音标拼音: [ɛmb'ɛlɪʃmənt]
n . 装饰,润色,修饰
装饰,润色,修饰
embellishment n 1 :
elaboration of an interpretation by the use of decorative (
sometimes fictitious )
detail ; "
the mystery has been heightened by many embellishments in subsequent retellings "
[
synonym : {
embellishment }, {
embroidery }]
2 :
a superfluous ornament 3 :
the act of adding extraneous decorations to something [
synonym :
{
ornamentation }, {
embellishment }]
Embellishment \
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n . [
Cf .
F .
embellissement .]
1 .
The act of adorning ,
or the state of being adorned ;
adornment .
[
1913 Webster ]
In the selection of their ground ,
as well as in the embellishment of it . --
Prescott .
[
1913 Webster ]
2 .
That which adds beauty or elegance ;
ornament ;
decoration ;
as ,
pictorial embellishments .
[
1913 Webster ]
The graces and embellishments of the exterior man .
--
I .
Taylor .
[
1913 Webster ]
101 Moby Thesaurus words for "
embellishment ":
acciaccatura ,
adjunct ,
adornment ,
appoggiatura ,
arabesque ,
arrangement ,
beauties ,
beautification ,
bedizenment ,
cadence ,
cadenza ,
color ,
color patterns ,
coloratura ,
coloring ,
colors ,
colors of rhetoric ,
decor ,
decoration ,
development ,
division ,
duplication ,
duplication of effort ,
elaboration ,
elegant variation ,
emblazonment ,
emblazonry ,
embroidery ,
enhancement ,
evolution ,
exaggeration ,
expletive ,
extravagance ,
fat ,
featherbedding ,
figure ,
figure of speech ,
filling ,
fine writing ,
fioritura ,
flight ,
floridity ,
floridness ,
flourish ,
flower arrangement ,
floweriness ,
flowers of speech ,
frill ,
frills ,
frippery ,
furniture arrangement ,
garnish ,
garnishment ,
garniture ,
gilding ,
gingerbread ,
grace ,
grace note ,
hyperbole ,
illumination ,
incidental ,
incidental note ,
long mordent ,
lushness ,
luxuriance ,
luxury ,
maturation ,
mordent ,
needlessness ,
ornament ,
ornamentation ,
ostentation ,
overadornment ,
overlap ,
overstatement ,
padding ,
passage ,
payroll padding ,
perfection ,
pleonasm ,
pralltriller ,
prolixity ,
purple patches ,
redundance ,
redundancy ,
refinement ,
ripening ,
roulade ,
run ,
seasoning ,
single mordent ,
superfluity ,
superfluousness ,
tautology ,
tinsel ,
trim ,
trimming ,
turn ,
unnecessariness ,
verbosity ,
window dressing
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EMBELLISHMENT Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster The meaning of EMBELLISHMENT is the act or process of embellishing
EMBELLISHMENT Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com EMBELLISHMENT definition: an ornament or decoration See examples of embellishment used in a sentence
EMBELLISHMENT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary EMBELLISHMENT definition: 1 something added to make another thing more beautiful or interesting, or the process of doing… Learn more
Embellishment - definition of embellishment by . . . - The Free Dictionary 1 to increase the interest of (a story etc) by adding (untrue) details
embellishment noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage . . . Definition of embellishment noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more
EMBELLISHMENT definition in American English | Collins English Dictionary An embellishment is a decoration added to something to make it seem more attractive or interesting Click for pronunciations, examples sentences, video
embellishment - Wiktionary, the free dictionary Noun embellishment (countable and uncountable, plural embellishments) An act of embellishing An added touch; an ornamental addition; a flourish Synonyms: see Thesaurus: decoration
embellish Definition Meaning - Dictionary. net The comprehensive definition of embellish Includes pronunciation, synonyms, etymology, and usage examples to help you master this word
Embellishment Definition Meaning | YourDictionary Embellishment definition: The act of embellishing or the state of being embellished
embellishment, n. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English Dictionary Factsheet What does the noun embellishment mean? There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun embellishment See ‘Meaning use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence