What does embellishment mean?
Embellishment means An act of embellishing..
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/ɪmˈbɛlɪʃmənt/ · noun
An act of embellishing..
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.
Use embellishment when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Embellishment means An act of embellishing..
Common synonyms include adornment, decoration, embellishment, ornament.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
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.
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