nnoun.communicationelaboration of an interpretation by the use of decorative (sometimes fictitious) detailSynset:embroidery
Examples:- the mystery has been heightened by many embellishments in subsequent retellings
Derivationally Related Form:embellishembroider
Hypernyms:elaboration enlargement expansion
Inherited Hypernyms:embellishmentexpansiondiscussioncommunicationacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
nnoun.artifacta superfluous ornamentHypernyms:decoration ornament ornamentation
Inherited Hypernyms:embellishmentdecorationartifactwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:bouleboullebuhlcuspidationfestoonfilagreefiligreefillagreeflourishvermiculation
Full Hyponyms:boullecuspidationfestoonfiligreeflourishparaphvermiculation
nnoun.actthe act of adding extraneous decorations to somethingSynset:ornamentation
Derivationally Related Form:ornamentembellish
Hypernyms:decoration
Inherited Hypernyms:ornamentationdecorationchange of statechangeactionacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity