embellishment
/ɛm'bɛlɪʃmənt/
noun
13 letters4 syllables22 points in Scrabble®27 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS3
NOUN
1
Elaboration of an interpretation by the use of decorative (sometimes fictitious) detail.
“the mystery has been heightened by many embellishments in subsequent retellings”
2
The act of adding extraneous decorations to something.
3
A superfluous ornament.
WORD FORMS
Related formembellish
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®22 points
Words With Friends®27 points
Double word44 points
Triple word66 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinembellishmentway
Starts & ends withE … T
Syllablesem · bel · lish · ment
SYNONYMS & RELATED3
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