Further elaboration or ornament would only detract from the perfection of its simplicity.
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Elaboration
Synonyms for "elaboration" (141 found)
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decordecorationdevelopmentdevelopmental changedevisingdilationdwelling uponembellishmentemblazonmentemblazonryembroideryenlargementerectionevolutionevolutionary changeevolvementevolvingexpansionexpatiationexplication
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extractionfabricationfashioningflourishflower arrangementfloweringformationformingformulationframingfurniture arrangementfurtherance
Noun(10 words)
detailed plandetailingdetailing processdevelopmentelaboratenesselaboratingembellishingenlargementexpatiatingfleshing
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garnishgarnishmentgarnituregoing overgradual changegrowinggrowthhandicrafthandiworkharvestingilluminationiterationmachiningmakingmanufacturemanufacturingmaturationmillingminingmolding
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natural developmentnatural growthnonviolent changeornamentornamentationperfectionpracticingprefabricationpreparationprocessingproducingprogressprogressionraisingreaffirmationrecaprecapitulationrecitalrecountalrecountingrefinementrefiningrehashrehearsalreissuereiterationreprintrestatementresumeretellingreviewripeningriseseasoningshapingsmeltingsummarysumming uptrimtrimmingunfoldingwindow dressingworking-outworkmanship
Noun(6 words)
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6 entriesdetailed elaborationelaboration of hypotheseselaboration processelaboration stageextensive elaborationtheory elaboration
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The depth of the debates has decreased, as the new forms of social media do not provide enough space for the elaboration of long arguments.
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This summary is too succinct; it needs further elaboration to make it understandable.
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The great elaboration and variety in the form and structure of the house-roof almost merits the dignity of a separate section. For it is mainly to the roof that the Japanese house owes its picturesque appearance; it is the roof which gives to the houses that novelty and variety which is so noticeable among them in different parts of the country. The lines of a well-made thatched roof are something quite remarkable in their proportions.
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