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elaboration vs embroidery

embroidery vs elaboration

elaboration and embroidery both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
elaboration Yes No No No
embroidery Yes No No No
As nouns, embroidery is a hyponym of elaboration; that is, embroidery is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than elaboration:
  • elaboration: a discussion that provides additional information
  • embroidery: elaboration of an interpretation by the use of decorative (sometimes fictitious) detail
Other hyponyms of elaboration include expatiation, embellishment.
elaboration (noun) embroidery (noun)
developing in intricate and painstaking detail decorative needlework
addition of extra material or illustration or clarifying detail elaboration of an interpretation by the use of decorative (sometimes fictitious) detail
marked by elaborately complex detail
a discussion that provides additional information
the result of improving something
Difference between elaboration and embroidery

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