elaborations
Fleshed-out explanations
Elaborations are additions that develop, expand, or add detail to something.
A basic plan gains elaborations as specifics are worked out.
A story receives elaborations when the teller embellishes it: His elaborations made the fishing trip sound like an epic adventure.
In music, elaborations are ornamental passages that decorate a melody.
Exact details of something
- particularsIndividual facts or details
- clarificationsStatements removing ambiguity
- nuancesSubtle variations in meaning
- subtletiesSlight but meaningful differences
intricacies · explanations · descriptions · annotations · commentaries · footnotes · specifications · refinements
Decorative extras added on
- flourishesProspers or ornamental strokes
- ornamentationDecorative additions to something
- adornmentsDecorative accessories worn or displayed
- filigreeDelicate twisted-wire ornamentation
fretwork · arabesques · scrollwork · tracery · gilding · decoration · garnishes · frills
Progress toward maturity
- extensionAdded part or duration
- amplificationIncrease in intensity
- augmentationAct of adding more
- enrichmentImprovement through addition
enhancement · deepening · broadening · extrapolation · fleshing out · unpacking · buildup · layering
Excessive use of language
- prolixityTedious lengthiness in speech
- long-windednessTedious verbal excess
- circumlocutionIndirect, wordy expression
- verbosityUnnecessary word excess
redundancy · repetition · padding · filler · overstatement · embroidering · belaboring · grandiloquence
specifics
Exact details of something
- particularsIndividual facts or details
- clarificationsStatements removing ambiguity
- nuancesSubtle variations in meaning
subtleties · intricacies · explanations · descriptions · annotations · commentaries · footnotes · specifications · refinements · qualifications
embellishments
Decorative extras added on
- flourishesProspers or ornamental strokes
- ornamentationDecorative additions to something
- adornmentsDecorative accessories worn or displayed
filigree · fretwork · arabesques · scrollwork · tracery · gilding · decoration · garnishes · frills · trimmings
development
Progress toward maturity
- extensionAdded part or duration
- amplificationIncrease in intensity
- augmentationAct of adding more
enrichment · enhancement · deepening · broadening · extrapolation · fleshing out · unpacking · buildup · layering · progression
wordiness
Excessive use of language
- prolixityTedious lengthiness in speech
- long-windednessTedious verbal excess
- circumlocutionIndirect, wordy expression
verbosity · redundancy · repetition · padding · filler · overstatement · embroidering · belaboring · grandiloquence · bombast
- elucidationsclarifications, explanations, definitions, interpretations, expositions
- improvementsimprovement, fixes, betterment, enhancement, upgrade
elaborationssummaries
Condensed accounts of content
abridgments · abstracts · condensations · synopses · abbreviations
elaborationssimplifications
Acts of reducing complexity
reductions · bare facts · basics · essentials · fundamentals
elaborationscuts
Severs or reduces
deletions · excisions · omissions · retrenchments · curtailments