embellishment

noun

em·​bel·​lish·​ment im-ˈbe-lish-mənt 

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

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

Recent Examples on the Web

Garments with Embellishments From delicate beading or sequined details to hand stitching, anything with these embellishments is better off hung to dry. —Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 26 Sep. 2024

Alternatively, all the input sources can be recorded directly to an external USB storage device as multitrack and isolated recordings so they can be edited in post-production to create an even more polished production with embellishments. —Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2024

Shimmering dresses dripping with embellishments jingled their way down the majority of catwalks — bad news for fans of the French exit. —Scarlett Conlon, CNN, 24 Sep. 2024

Decadence was a common theme in several collections that showed generous of embellishments, textures and accessories. —Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 24 Sep. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1591, in the meaning defined at sense 1