embellish vs fringe

fringe vs embellish

embellish is not a noun while fringe is a noun.

embellish and fringe both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
embellish	No	No	Yes	No
fringe	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, fringe is a hyponym of embellish; that is, fringe is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than embellish:

embellish: make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.
fringe: adorn with a fringe

Other hyponyms of embellish include wreathe, beset, encrust, incrust, braid, broider, embroider, stick, illustrate, garland, fledge, flight, bespangle, spangle, foliate, flag, bard, barde, caparison, dress up, bead, pipe, applique, gild the lily, paint the lily, vermiculate, smock, hang, prank, tinsel, tart up, stucco, redecorate, panel, bejewel, jewel, filet, fillet, scallop, bedizen, dress ship, dress, garnish, trim, trim, bedeck, bedight, deck, festoon, enamel, inlay, lacquer, begild, engild, gild, illuminate, blazon, emblazon, color, colour, emblazon, fret, landscape.

embellish (noun)	fringe (noun)
	an ornamental border consisting of short lengths of hanging threads or tassels
	a border of hair that is cut short and hangs across the forehead
	a social group holding marginal or extreme views
	a part of the city far removed from the center
	one of the light or dark bands produced by the interference and diffraction of light
	the outside boundary or surface of something

embellish (verb)	fringe (verb)
make more beautiful	decorate with or as if with a surrounding fringe
add details to	adorn with a fringe
make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.
be beautiful to look at

Difference between embellish and fringe

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