embellishment
noun/ɪmˈbelɪʃmənt/
/ɪmˈbelɪʃmənt/
[uncountable, countable] (formal)- a decoration or other addition that is intended to make something more beautiful or interesting
- Good pasta needs very little embellishment.
- a sixteenth-century church with eighteenth-century embellishments
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- the addition of details to make a story more interesting, even if the details are not true
- She laid out the facts without embellishment or exaggeration.
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