embellishment en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /ɪmˈbɛlɪʃmənt/
Etymology
Etymology tree English embellish Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English embellishment From embellish + -ment.
Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) An act of embellishing.
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(countable, uncountable) An added touch; an ornamental addition; a flourish.
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.
1811, Jane Austen, Sense and Sensibility, Section 3, Chapter 1:From this point of view all philosophy is idealism, an imaginative embellishment of scientific knowledge; and, sure enough, Engels prophesies the decline and extinction of philosophy.
1978 [1976], Leszek Kołakowski, translated by P[aul] S[teven] Falla, Main Currents of Marxism, volume I: The Founders, Oxford: Clarendon Press, translation of Główne nurty marksizmu: powstanie (in Polish), →ISBN, →OCLC, page 379:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| embellishments | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Synonyms
decoration · adornment · ornamentation · embellishment · garnishment · garniture · ornament · garnish
Translations (29)
de Zierrillen (ornamental addition) · de Ausschmückung (ornamental addition) · ru декорация (ornamental addition) · de Gerank (ornamental addition) · de Fioritur (ornamental addition) · de Beschönigung (ornamental addition) · de Verschönerung (ornamental addition) · de schmückendes Beiwort (ornamental addition) · de Verzierung (ornamental addition) · es embellecimiento (ornamental addition) · ru украшение (ornamental addition) · cs výzdoba (ornamental addition) · de Zier (ornamental addition) · ca embelliment (ornamental addition) · az bəzək (ornamental addition) · ota بزك (ornamental addition) · de Rankenwerk (ornamental addition) · mi whakarākeitanga (ornamental addition) · cs dekorace (ornamental addition) · de Zierrat (ornamental addition) · az bər-bəzək (ornamental addition) · ota سوس (ornamental addition) · mi kīnakinakitanga (ornamental addition) · az bəzək-düzək (ornamental addition) · nb forskjønnelse (ornamental addition) · nb utbrodering (ornamental addition) · ota زینت (ornamental addition) · pt embelezamento (ornamental addition) · sa भूषण (ornamental addition)