Definition
Decorative details added to make something more attractive, or exaggerated details added to a story.
Etymology
From Old French embelliss-, stem of embellir meaning 'to make beautiful', from em- (intensive) and bel 'beautiful'. The word evolved to include both physical decoration and narrative elaboration.
Kelly Says
In music, embellishments like trills and grace notes are often improvised by performers, representing one of the few areas where classical musicians are expected to creatively alter the composer's written score.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ቅርጾች
/kʼər.tsʼotʃ/
BNবাংলা
সাজসজ্জা
/sa.jo.saj.ja/
CACatalà
adorns
/a.dorns/
CSČeština
ozdoby
/oz.do.by/
DEDeutsch
Verzierungen
/fɛʁˈtsiːʁʊŋ/
ELΕλληνικά
διακοσμητικά
/ði.a.kɔs.miˈti.ka/
ESEspañol
adornos
a.dor.nos
FAفارسی
زینتها
/zī.nat.ha/
FISuomi
koristukset
/kor.istuk.set/
FRFrançais
ornements
/ɔʁ.nə.mɑ̃/
HEעברית
קישוטים
/ki.ʃo.tim/
HUMagyar
díszek
/diː.ʒɛk/
IDBahasa Indonesia
hiasan
/hi.a.san/
IGIG
ụdị ịkpụ
/u.di ik.pu/
ITItaliano
ornamenti
/or.naˈmen.ti/
KKKK
әшекейлер
/æ.ʃe.kej ler/
KMKM
ការតុបតែង
/kaː rɑ.tɔp tiəŋ/
MSBahasa Melayu
hiasan
/hi.a.san/
MYမြန်မာ
အလှဆင်များ
/a.la.hcin.myar/
NLNederlands
versieringen
/vər.siː.rɪŋ.ən/
PLPolski
ozdoby
/ɔzˈdɔ.bɨ/
PTPortuguês
adornos
/aˈdoɾ.nuʃ/
RORomână
podoabe
/po.do.a.be/
RUРусский
украшения
ukra.shen.iya
SVSvenska
prydnader
/pryːdnad.ər/
SWKiswahili
mapambo
/ma.pam.bo/
TAதமிழ்
அலங்காரங்கள்
/a.laŋ.kaː.ram.kal/
TEతెలుగు
అలంకరణలు
/a.laŋ.ka.ra.na.lu/
THไทย
การประดับ
kān.pradap
TLTL
mga palamuti
/maŋ pa.la.mu.ti/
TRTürkçe
süslemeler
/syʃ.le.me ler/
UKУкраїнська
украшення
ukra.shen.nya
URاردو
سجاوٹیں
/sa.ja.vat/
VITiếng Việt
trang trí
/tɾaŋ tiː/
ZUZU
izifanekiso
/i.si.fane.ki.so/