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Embellishment

//ɪmˈbɛlɪʃmənt// noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An act of embellishing. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    the act of adding extraneous decorations to something wordnet
  3. 3
    An added touch; an ornamental addition; a flourish. countable, uncountable

    "Reflection had given calmness to her judgment, and sobered her own opinion of Willoughby's deserts; — she wished, therefore, to declare only the simple truth, and lay open such facts as were really due to his character, without any embellishment of tenderness to lead the fancy astray."

  4. 4
    a superfluous ornament wordnet
  5. 5
    elaboration of an interpretation by the use of decorative (sometimes fictitious) detail wordnet

Etymology

From embellish + -ment.

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