Associations to the word «Embellishment»

Wiktionary

EMBELLISHMENT, noun. An unnecessarily added touch, an ornamental addition, a flourish.

Dictionary definition

EMBELLISHMENT, noun. Elaboration of an interpretation by the use of decorative (sometimes fictitious) detail; "the mystery has been heightened by many embellishments in subsequent retellings".
EMBELLISHMENT, noun. A superfluous ornament.
EMBELLISHMENT, noun. The act of adding extraneous decorations to something.

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley