Elaborateness
noun
noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The state of being elaborate uncountable
"There has always been an affinity between musical comedy and the gay male sensibility. Maybe it is the elaborateness of the ambiance and the settings, a sort of triumph of form over content to express emotions which gay men have learned to keep quiet."
- 2 an ornate appearance; being elaborately (even excessively) decorated wordnet
- 3 Something elaborate countable
- 4 marked by elaborately complex detail wordnet
Example
More examples"There has always been an affinity between musical comedy and the gay male sensibility. Maybe it is the elaborateness of the ambiance and the settings, a sort of triumph of form over content to express emotions which gay men have learned to keep quiet."
Etymology
From elaborate + -ness.
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