Embroidery — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

elaboration of an interpretation by the use of decorative (sometimes fictitious) detail

decorative needlework

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɛmbɹˈɔɪdɚɹi/

🇬🇧British English

/dɹˈɒpəz/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɹˈɒpəz/

4 syllables Say it as /ɛmbɹˈɔɪdɚɹi/.

Examples

the mystery has been heightened by many embellishments in subsequent retellings

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

embellishment fancywork

Parts of Speech

noun	elaboration of an interpretation by the use of decorative (sometimes fictitious) detail “the mystery has been heightened by many embellishments in subsequent retellings”
noun	decorative needlework

Word Forms

embellish	verb	add details to
embroider	verb	add details to

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Stickerei

Ausarbeitung einer Interpretation unter Verwendung dekorativer (manchmal fiktiver) Details

🇫🇷French

broderie

élaboration d'une interprétation par l'utilisation de détails décoratifs (parfois fictifs)

🇪🇸Spanish

bordado

Elaboración de una interpretación mediante el uso de detalles decorativos (a veces ficticios).

🇮🇹Italian

ricamo

elaborazione di un'interpretazione mediante l'uso di dettagli decorativi (a volte fittizi).

🇳🇱Dutch

borduurwerk

het uitwerken van een interpretatie door het gebruik van decoratieve (soms fictieve) details

🇵🇹Portuguese

bordado

elaboração de uma interpretação através da utilização de detalhes decorativos (por vezes fictícios)

🇷🇺Russian

вышивка

разработка интерпретации за счет использования декоративных (иногда вымышленных) деталей

India

🇮🇳Hindi

कढ़ाई

सजावटी (कभी-कभी काल्पनिक) विवरण के उपयोग द्वारा व्याख्या का विस्तार

🇧🇩Bengali

সূচিকর্ম

আলংকারিক (কখনও কখনও কাল্পনিক) বিস্তারিত ব্যবহার করে একটি ব্যাখ্যার বিস্তৃতি

🇮🇳Tamil

எம்பிராய்டரி

அலங்கார (சில நேரங்களில் கற்பனையான) விவரங்களைப் பயன்படுத்தி ஒரு விளக்கத்தை விரிவுபடுத்துதல்

🇮🇳Telugu

ఎంబ్రాయిడరీ

అలంకార (కొన్నిసార్లు కల్పిత) వివరాలను ఉపయోగించడం ద్వారా వివరణ యొక్క వివరణ

🇮🇳Marathi

भरतकाम

सजावटीच्या (कधीकधी काल्पनिक) तपशिलांचा वापर करून स्पष्टीकरण

🇮🇳Gujarati

ભરતકામ

સુશોભિત (ક્યારેક કાલ્પનિક) વિગતના ઉપયોગ દ્વારા અર્થઘટનનું વિસ્તરણ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕಸೂತಿ

ಅಲಂಕಾರಿಕ (ಕೆಲವೊಮ್ಮೆ ಕಾಲ್ಪನಿಕ) ವಿವರಗಳ ಬಳಕೆಯಿಂದ ವ್ಯಾಖ್ಯಾನದ ವಿಸ್ತರಣೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

എംബ്രോയ്ഡറി

അലങ്കാര (ചിലപ്പോൾ സാങ്കൽപ്പിക) വിശദാംശങ്ങളുടെ ഉപയോഗത്തിലൂടെ ഒരു വ്യാഖ്യാനത്തിൻ്റെ വിശദീകരണം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਕਢਾਈ

ਸਜਾਵਟੀ (ਕਈ ਵਾਰ ਫਰਜ਼ੀ) ਵੇਰਵਿਆਂ ਦੀ ਵਰਤੋਂ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਇੱਕ ਵਿਆਖਿਆ ਦਾ ਵਿਸਤਾਰ

🇵🇰Urdu

کڑھائی

آرائشی (کبھی کبھی فرضی) تفصیل کے استعمال سے تشریح کی وضاحت

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

刺绣

通过使用装饰性（有时是虚构的）细节来阐述解释

🇯🇵Japanese

刺繍

装飾的な（時には架空の）詳細を使用して解釈を精緻化すること

🇰🇷Korean

자수

장식적인(때때로 가상의) 세부 사항을 사용하여 해석을 정교화하는 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

nghề thêu

xây dựng cách diễn giải bằng cách sử dụng chi tiết trang trí (đôi khi là hư cấu)

🇹🇭Thai

เย็บปักถักร้อย

การตีความอย่างละเอียดโดยใช้รายละเอียดการตกแต่ง (บางครั้งเป็นเรื่องสมมติ)

🇮🇩Indonesian

sulaman

penjabaran interpretasi dengan menggunakan detail dekoratif (terkadang fiktif).

🇵🇭Filipino

pagbuburda

elaborasyon ng isang interpretasyon sa pamamagitan ng paggamit ng pandekorasyon (kung minsan ay kathang-isip) na detalye

🇲🇾Malay

sulaman

penghuraian tafsiran dengan menggunakan perincian hiasan (kadang-kadang rekaan).

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تطريز

تفصيل التفسير باستخدام التفاصيل الزخرفية (الخيالية في بعض الأحيان).

🇮🇷Persian

گلدوزی

شرح و بسط یک تفسیر با استفاده از جزئیات تزئینی (گاهی ساختگی).

🇹🇷Turkish

nakış

Dekoratif (bazen hayali) detaylar kullanılarak bir yorumun detaylandırılması

🇮🇱Hebrew

רִקמָה

עיבוד פרשנות על ידי שימוש בפרטים דקורטיביים (לעיתים פיקטיביים).

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The primary meaning of 'embroidery' is 'elaboration of an interpretation by the use of decorative (sometimes fictitious) detail'.

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'embroidery' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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