ELABORATION as NOUN

  1. Meaning
    • developing in intricate and painstaking detail
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) elaboration is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • addition of extra material or illustration or clarifying detail
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • a few remarks added in amplification and defense
    • an elaboration of the idea followed
    Hypernyms(s) elaboration is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  3. Meaning
    • marked by elaborately complex detail
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) elaboration is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  4. Meaning
    • a discussion that provides additional information
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) elaboration is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  5. Meaning
    • the result of improving something
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • he described a refinement of this technique
    Hypernyms(s) elaboration is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)