Meaning

(countable) A part small enough to escape casual notice..

Definitions by Sense

1. (countable) A part small enough to escape casual notice.
2. (uncountable) A profusion of details.
3. (uncountable) The small parts that can escape casual notice.
4. A part considered trivial enough to ignore.
5. (countable) A person's name, address and other personal information.
6. (military, law enforcement) A temporary unit or assignment.
7. An individual feature, fact, or other item, considered separately from the whole of which it is a part.
8. A narrative which relates minute points; an account which dwells on particulars.

Example Sentences

Note this fine detail in the lower left corner.

We missed several important details in the contract.

attention to detail

This etching is full of fine detail.

Hidden behind thickets of acronyms and gorse bushes of detail, a new great game is under way across the globe. Some call it geoeconomics, but it's geopolitics too. The current power play consists of an extraordinary range of countries simultaneously sitting down to negotiate big free trade and investment agreements.

Attention to detail was said to be one of the secrets of Gerrard's success as a player.

I don't concern myself with the details of accounting.

Safety at work is not a mere detail.

Word Forms

• details
• detailing
• detailed

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When Should You Use Detail?

Use detail when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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