elaborateness
Degree of detail
Elaborateness is the quality of being elaborate—intricate, detailed, or ornate.
It describes complexity that goes beyond the simple or functional: the elaborateness of Victorian architecture, the elaborateness of her excuse raised suspicions.
The word often implies excess or unnecessary complication.
Elaborately decorated
- baroqueExcessively ornate or elaborate
- rococoExcessively elaborate in style
- gildedOverlaid with gold leaf
- floridExcessively ornate or ruddy
decorative · embellished · adorned · bejeweled · filigree · fretwork · scrollwork · brocade
Elaborately detailed, many parts
- convolutedExcessively complex or twisted
- labyrinthineExtremely complex and winding
- byzantineDauntingly intricate and devious
- complicatedDifficult to understand
sophisticated · multifaceted · tangled · involved · nuanced · dense · entangled · serpentine
Showing extreme attention to detail
- thoroughComplete in every detail
- exhaustiveCovering all possibilities
- comprehensiveIncluding all elements
- granularMade of tiny particles
minutiae · painstaking · scrupulous · itemized · particularized · specificity · fineness · exactness
Abundant beyond necessity
- sumptuousSplendidly rich and costly
- opulentOstentatiously wealthy
- luxuriousMarked by costly elegance
- extravagantExceeding sensible bounds
ostentatious · grandiose · magnificent · resplendent · splendid · flamboyant · showy · overwrought
ornate
Elaborately decorated
- baroqueExcessively ornate or elaborate
- rococoExcessively elaborate in style
- gildedOverlaid with gold leaf
florid · decorative · embellished · adorned · bejeweled · filigree · fretwork · scrollwork · brocade · embroidered
intricate
Elaborately detailed, many parts
- convolutedExcessively complex or twisted
- labyrinthineExtremely complex and winding
- byzantineDauntingly intricate and devious
complicated · sophisticated · multifaceted · tangled · involved · nuanced · dense · entangled · serpentine · meandering
meticulous
Showing extreme attention to detail
- thoroughComplete in every detail
- exhaustiveCovering all possibilities
- comprehensiveIncluding all elements
granular · minutiae · painstaking · scrupulous · itemized · particularized · specificity · fineness · exactness · completeness
lavish
Abundant beyond necessity
extravagant · ostentatious · grandiose · magnificent · resplendent · splendid · flamboyant · showy · overwrought · excessive
- ornamentationornaments, ornament, ornamentation, ornamental, embellishment
elaboratenesssimplicity
Lack of complexity
simpleness · plainness · basicness · straightforwardness · minimalism
labor, elaborate, laboratory, collaborate, collaboration, collaborator, laborious, elaborated, elaboration