WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
em•bel•lish•ment  (em bel′ish mənt),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. an ornament or decoration.
  2. a fictitious addition, as to a factual statement.
  3. Music and Dance
    • ornament (def. 8).
    • See auxiliary tone. 
  4. the act of embellishing.
  5. state of being embellished.
  • embellish + -ment 1615–25

'embellishments' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
bare - embroider - fantasia - figuration - flourish - ornament - plain-vanilla - ragtime - straight - trim - vary - vignette - warble

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