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Meaning of 'embellishment' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Embellishment [ n.]
- The act of adorning, or the state of being adorned; adornment.
- That which adds beauty or elegance; ornament; decoration; as, pictorial embellishments.

Meaning of 'embellishment' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . embellishment [ n]
Meaning (1):
- elaboration of an interpretation by the use of decorative (sometimes fictitious) detail
Example in sentence:
  • the mystery has been heightened by many embellishments in subsequent retellings

Nearby Words:

embace embale emball embalm embalmed embalmer embalming embalmment embank embanked

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