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单词 embellishment
释义

embellishment

noun

em·​bel·​lish·​ment im-ˈbe-lish-mənt How to pronounce embellishment (audio)
1
: the act or process of embellishing
2
: something serving to embellish
3
: ornament sense 5

Synonyms

  • adornment
  • beautifier
  • caparison
  • decoration
  • doodad
  • embellisher
  • frill
  • garnish
  • garnishment
  • garniture
  • ornament
  • ornamentation
  • setoff
  • trim
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Example Sentences

a colorful mobile is just the embellishment that the soon-to-be nursery needs the actor's penchant for embellishment suggests that his memoirs would be more appropriately shelved in the fiction section
Recent Examples on the Web Markle often sports the yellow gold and diamond combination, but Shiffon also offers the band in sterling silver, rose gold, and white gold in varying karats, and the embellishment in diamond, black diamond, and white sapphire. Toulmin Jahncke, ELLE, 30 Aug. 2022 This easy embellishment is the perfect topper for Christmas gifts or holiday wreaths. Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Aug. 2022 After all, even the most squeaky clean of brands rely on the art of embellishment to make sales. Christopher Tompkins, Forbes, 4 Aug. 2022 Perhaps the only embellishment in spring ball was that Suamataia could potentially play every position on the line except center. Kevin Reynolds, The Salt Lake Tribune, 27 June 2022 In June, Lipa wore a different head-turning unitard: a hot pink piece with a subtle floral embellishment and corseted ribbing down the front. Melody Leibner, Harper's BAZAAR, 2 Aug. 2022 Her manicure was also a completely colorless embellishment — a demure pearl white. New York Times, 30 June 2022 These characters require very little embellishment from Hollywood screenwriters to be entertaining, particularly Martha and Liddy. Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 22 Apr. 2022 Print a Valentine's Day sentiment on patterned paper, back it with a felt circle, and add a white stick for a paper lollipop embellishment. Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Aug. 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1591, in the meaning defined at sense 1

embellishment

noun

1
as in ornamentation
something that decorates or beautifies a colorful mobile is just the embellishment that the soon-to-be nursery needs

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • ornamentation
  • decoration
  • ornament
  • adornment
  • trim
  • glitter
  • embellisher
  • frill
  • garnish
  • embroidery
  • garniture
  • filigree
  • doodad
  • beautifier
  • setoff
  • garnishment
  • appliqué
  • caparison
  • design
  • enhancement
  • ruffle
  • frosting
  • frippery
  • finery
  • flounce
  • apparel
  • furnishings
  • flourish
  • enrichment
  • furbelow
  • froufrou
  • pattern
  • improvement
  • embossment
  • emblazonry
  • foofaraw
  • blazonry
  • fancywork
  • bells and whistles
  • gilt
  • chichi
  • trappings
  • bric-a-brac
  • bedizenment
  • fal-lal
  • regalia
  • figure

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • blemish
  • scar
  • disfigurement
  • stain
  • spot
  • defacement
  • blot
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2
as in exaggeration
the representation of something in terms that go beyond the facts the actor's penchant for embellishment suggests that his memoirs would be more appropriately shelved in the fiction section

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • exaggeration
  • embroidery
  • enhancement
  • fabrication
  • caricature
  • hyperbole
  • coloring
  • stretching
  • embroidering
  • elaboration
  • overstatement
  • magnification
  • padding
  • misrepresentation
  • amplification
  • hedging
  • hype
  • fudging
  • superlative
  • puffery

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • understatement
  • disparagement
  • meiosis
  • minimizing
  • belittlement
  • poor-mouthing
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