expansion vs embellishment

expansion and embellishment both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
expansion	Yes	No	No	No
embellishment	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, embellishment is a hyponym of expansion; that is, embellishment is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than expansion:

expansion: a discussion that provides additional information
embellishment: elaboration of an interpretation by the use of decorative (sometimes fictitious) detail

Other hyponyms of expansion include expatiation, embroidery.

expansion (noun)	embellishment (noun)
the act of increasing (something) in size or volume or quantity or scope	the act of adding extraneous decorations to something
adding information or detail	a superfluous ornament
a discussion that provides additional information	elaboration of an interpretation by the use of decorative (sometimes fictitious) detail
a function expressed as a sum or product of terms

expansion vs embellishment

expansion and embellishment both are nouns.

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