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embellishment vs festoon

festoon vs embellishment

embellishment and festoon both are nouns.

embellishment is not a verb while festoon is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
embellishment Yes No No No
festoon Yes No Yes No
As nouns, festoon is a hyponym of embellishment; that is, festoon is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than embellishment:
  • embellishment: a superfluous ornament
  • festoon: an embellishment consisting of a decorative representation of a string of flowers suspended between two points; used on pottery or in architectural work
Other hyponyms of embellishment include boule, boulle, buhl, cuspidation, filagree, filigree, fillagree, vermiculation, flourish.
embellishment (noun) festoon (noun)
the act of adding extraneous decorations to something flower chains suspended in curves between points as a decoration
a superfluous ornament an embellishment consisting of a decorative representation of a string of flowers suspended between two points; used on pottery or in architectural work
elaboration of an interpretation by the use of decorative (sometimes fictitious) detail a curtain of fabric draped and bound at intervals to form graceful curves
embellishment (verb) festoon (verb)
decorate with strings of flowers
Difference between embellishment and festoon

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