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- [noun dih-teyl, dee-teyl; verb dih-teyl or for 13, dee-teyl]
- /noun dɪˈteɪl, ˈdi teɪl; verb dɪˈteɪl or for 13, ˈdi teɪl/
- /ˈdiːteɪl/
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- [noun dih-teyl, dee-teyl; verb dih-teyl or for 13, dee-teyl]
- /noun dɪˈteɪl, ˈdi teɪl; verb dɪˈteɪl or for 13, ˈdi teɪl/
Definitions of detail word
- countable noun detail The details of something are its individual features or elements. 3
- noun plural detail Details about someone or something are facts or pieces of information about them. 3
- countable noun detail A detail is a minor point or aspect of something, as opposed to the central ones. 3
- uncountable noun detail You can refer to the small features of something which are often not noticed as detail. 3
- countable noun detail A detail of a picture is a part of it that is printed separately and perhaps made bigger, so that smaller features can be clearly seen. 3
- verb detail If you detail things, you list them or give information about them. 3
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Origin of detail
First appearance:
before 1595 One of the 38% oldest English words
1595-1605; < French détail, Old French, noun derivative of detailler ‘to cut in pieces’, equivalent to de- dis-1 + tailler ‘to cut’ < Vulgar Latin *taliāre; see tailor1
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Parts of speech for Detail
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
detail popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
detail usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for detail
verb detail
- portray — to make a likeness of by drawing, painting, carving, or the like.
- reveal — to make known; disclose; divulge: to reveal a secret.
- depict — To depict someone or something means to show or represent them in a work of art such as a drawing or painting.
- delineate — If you delineate something such as an idea or situation, you describe it or define it, often in a lot of detail.
- relate — to tell; give an account of (an event, circumstance, etc.).
noun detail
- part — a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragment, fraction, or section; constituent: the rear part of the house; to glue the two parts together.
- feature — a prominent or conspicuous part or characteristic: Tall buildings were a new feature on the skyline.
- aspect — An aspect of something is one of the parts of its character or nature.
- point — a fraction whose denominator is some power of 10, usually indicated by a dot (decimal point or point) written before the numerator: as 0.4 = 4/10; 0.126 = 126/1000.
- fact — Fully Automated Compiling Technique
adjective detail
- superficial — being at, on, or near the surface: a superficial wound.
- tip of the iceberg — a large floating mass of ice, detached from a glacier and carried out to sea.
- depthless — immeasurably deep; fathomless
- flasher — a brief, sudden burst of bright light: a flash of lightning.
- on the surface — to all appearances
Antonyms for detail
verb detail
- conceal — If you conceal something, you cover it or hide it carefully.
- hide — Informal. to administer a beating to; thrash.
- suppress — to put an end to the activities of (a person, body of persons, etc.): to suppress the Communist and certain left-leaning parties.
- mix up — an act or instance of mixing.
- simplify — to make less complex or complicated; make plainer or easier: to simplify a problem.
noun detail
- generality — an indefinite, unspecific, or undetailed statement: to speak in generalities about human rights.
- generalisation — The formulation of general concepts from specific instances by abstracting common properties.
- generalization — the act or process of generalizing.
- whole — comprising the full quantity, amount, extent, number, etc., without diminution or exception; entire, full, or total: He ate the whole pie. They ran the whole distance.
- spirit — the principle of conscious life; the vital principle in humans, animating the body or mediating between body and soul.
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