Type and usage of embellishment from BoostVocab

embellishment

/ɛm'bɛlɪʃmənt/

noun
elaboration of an interpretation by the use of decorative (sometimes fictitious) detail
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"the mystery has been heightened by many embellishments in subsequent retellings"

Similar:

embroidery

type of:
enlargement expansion elaboration
noun
the act of adding extraneous decorations to something
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Similar:

ornamentation

type of:
decoration
noun
a superfluous ornament
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type of:
decoration ornamentation ornament

Examples of embellishment

"the mystery has been heightened by many embellishments in subsequent retellings"

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