embellishment

Definitions

A decorative detail or feature added to something to make it more attractive.

The act of adding extra, often fictitious, details to a story or statement.

A musical ornament or melodic flourish added to a basic composition.

Examples

The architect added an intricate embellishment to the doorway to give the building a more classical appearance.

He told the story with a slight embellishment to make his narrow escape sound more heroic than it actually was.

Synonyms

adornment ornamentation exaggeration fanciful addition garnish decoration florid detail

Antonyms

simplification plainness reduction understatement bareness omission stripping away