embellishment
noun
em·bel·lish·ment
im-ˈbe-lish-mənt 
Examples of embellishment in a Sentence
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
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The Prada gown, with peek-a-book paneling, is timeless and chic with tulle and pearl embellishments.
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Erin Jensen, USA Today, 16 Mar. 2026
The actress, who took home her own Oscar in 1970 for the film Cactus Flower, was a vision in a semi-sheer black gown with silver lace-like embellishments.
—Tessa Petak, InStyle, 16 Mar. 2026
These are not creative embellishments of personality.
—Leigh Blickley, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Mar. 2026
Heidi Klum wowed in a strapless champagne column gown featuring shimmering crystal embellishments and intricate vertical beadwork.
—Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 15 Mar. 2026
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Erin Jensen, USA Today, 16 Mar. 2026
The actress, who took home her own Oscar in 1970 for the film Cactus Flower, was a vision in a semi-sheer black gown with silver lace-like embellishments.
—Tessa Petak, InStyle, 16 Mar. 2026
These are not creative embellishments of personality.
—Leigh Blickley, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Mar. 2026
Heidi Klum wowed in a strapless champagne column gown featuring shimmering crystal embellishments and intricate vertical beadwork.
—Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 15 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for embellishment
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“Embellishment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/embellishment. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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