Elaborate
adjective
Having a lot of detail or complexity.
She made an elaborate plan for the party.
Often appears as...
- elaborate plan
- elaborate design
verb
To provide more details or information.
Could you please elaborate on your statement?
Often appears as...
- elaborate on
- elaborate further
adverb
Done with great attention to details.
She was elaborately dressed for the occasion.
Often appears as...
- elaborately dressed
- elaborately decorated
adjective
Designed or executed with care and detail.
The building has an elaborate Gothic facade.
Often appears as...
- elaborate facade
- elaborate carving
adjective
Having a lot of detail or complexity.
She made an elaborate plan for the party.
Often appears as...
- elaborate plan
- elaborate design
verb
To provide more details or information.
Could you please elaborate on your statement?
Often appears as...
- elaborate on
- elaborate further
adverb
Done with great attention to details.
She was elaborately dressed for the occasion.
Often appears as...
- elaborately dressed
- elaborately decorated
adjective
Designed or executed with care and detail.
The building has an elaborate Gothic facade.
Often appears as...
- elaborate facade
- elaborate carving
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/3Context Matters
Used to describe something well-planned with attention to a lot of details, often in written projects or events.
Her thesis was an elaborate work of research.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Overdone
While 'elaborate' means detailed, it doesn't necessarily mean overly decorative or exaggerated.
He constructed an elaborate model, which was sophisticated yet tasteful.
Pro Tip 3/3Positive Impression
Often gives a positive connotation of thoroughness and effort, suggesting admiration.
The elaborate decorations at the wedding were breathtaking.
Pro Tip 1/3Context Matters
Used to describe something well-planned with attention to a lot of details, often in written projects or events.
Her thesis was an elaborate work of research.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Overdone
While 'elaborate' means detailed, it doesn't necessarily mean overly decorative or exaggerated.
He constructed an elaborate model, which was sophisticated yet tasteful.
Pro Tip 3/3Positive Impression
Often gives a positive connotation of thoroughness and effort, suggesting admiration.
The elaborate decorations at the wedding were breathtaking.
Pro Tip 1/3Context Matters
Used to describe something well-planned with attention to a lot of details, often in written projects or events.
Her thesis was an elaborate work of research.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Overdone
While 'elaborate' means detailed, it doesn't necessarily mean overly decorative or exaggerated.
He constructed an elaborate model, which was sophisticated yet tasteful.
Pro Tip 3/3Positive Impression
Often gives a positive connotation of thoroughness and effort, suggesting admiration.
The elaborate decorations at the wedding were breathtaking.
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Einstein's brilliant...
it led to further elaboration of the theory and helped launch research into subjects like quantum information, now a thriving field with the potential to develop computers of unparalleled power. Unfortunately, the randomness of the measured results prevents science fiction scenarios,
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Why the universe seems...
Or worse, we seek revenge, in all probability thereby triggering the next phase in an escalating cycle of counter-revenge, which we see, of course, all over the world today. In short, when we're thinking like academics, we regard people as elaborate and complicated machines,
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Finding the transformativ...
something from this simplicity of simple lines I went into a little bit of more elaborate subjects like we're actually making drawings accumulating thousands of yards of thread over a single surface from lines I went to dots now this is a
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Red Back Spider PIPE...
here is the extraordinary way in which it uses silk the female usually builds at night and constructs this very elaborate web it's not just wide it's deep to make it she needs two flat surfaces one beneath the other and
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Ancient Egypt 101 PIPE...
after the rulers passed away ancient egyptians believed they then became gods to prepare their journey into the afterlife the rulers constructed elaborate tombs including the great pyramids at giza and underground
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Mummified Child...
also an older patient a study done on hair cuttings buried with the girl revealed that her hair was elaborately braided just before she died perhaps as part of the sacrificial ceremony let me
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Attenborough: the...
What bird has the most elaborate, the most complex, the most beautiful song in the world? I guess there are lots of contenders but this bird must be one of them.
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How much of what you see...
An elderly woman named Rosalie was sitting in her nursing home when her room suddenly burst to life with twirling fabrics. Through the elaborate drapings,
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10 TOP Natural History...
what bird has the most elaborate the most complex most beautiful song in the world i guess there are lots of contenders but
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Sir David Attenborough...
what bird has the most elaborate the most complex most beautiful song in the world
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Einstein's brilliant...
it led to further elaboration of the theory and helped launch research into subjects like quantum information, now a thriving field with the potential to develop computers of unparalleled power. Unfortunately, the randomness of the measured results prevents science fiction scenarios,
Video examples
Why the universe seems...
Or worse, we seek revenge, in all probability thereby triggering the next phase in an escalating cycle of counter-revenge, which we see, of course, all over the world today. In short, when we're thinking like academics, we regard people as elaborate and complicated machines,
Video examples
Finding the transformativ...
something from this simplicity of simple lines I went into a little bit of more elaborate subjects like we're actually making drawings accumulating thousands of yards of thread over a single surface from lines I went to dots now this is a
Video examples
Red Back Spider PIPE...
here is the extraordinary way in which it uses silk the female usually builds at night and constructs this very elaborate web it's not just wide it's deep to make it she needs two flat surfaces one beneath the other and
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Ancient Egypt 101 PIPE...
after the rulers passed away ancient egyptians believed they then became gods to prepare their journey into the afterlife the rulers constructed elaborate tombs including the great pyramids at giza and underground
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Mummified Child...
also an older patient a study done on hair cuttings buried with the girl revealed that her hair was elaborately braided just before she died perhaps as part of the sacrificial ceremony let me
Video examples
Attenborough: the...
What bird has the most elaborate, the most complex, the most beautiful song in the world? I guess there are lots of contenders but this bird must be one of them.
Video examples
How much of what you see...
An elderly woman named Rosalie was sitting in her nursing home when her room suddenly burst to life with twirling fabrics. Through the elaborate drapings,
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10 TOP Natural History...
what bird has the most elaborate the most complex most beautiful song in the world i guess there are lots of contenders but
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Sir David Attenborough...
what bird has the most elaborate the most complex most beautiful song in the world
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Quote examples
Inbar Lavi
Israeli Actress
I used to just go up to strangers and tell them really elaborate stories about who I was and where I was from and try to spice my story, which I didn't think was very exciting at all. That gave me a sense of life, a sense of excitement - but I don't do that anymore.
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Leonard Cohen
Canadian Singer
Most of the time one is discouraged by the work, but now and again by some grace something stands out and invites you to work on it, to elaborate it or animate it in some way. It's a mysterious process.
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Yngwie Malmsteen
Swedish Musician
People - myself included - expect a certain standard from me. I always have to elaborate or improve on my playing. My success hasn't made me at all laid-back. That relentless drive is still there.
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Joel Coen
American Director
The characters are the result of two things-first, we elaborate them into fairly well-defined people through their dialogue, then they happen all over again, when the actor interprets them.
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Gordon B. Hinckley
American Clergyman
I hope that if you are employed full-time, you are doing it to ensure that basic needs are met and not simply to indulge a taste for an elaborate home, fancy cars, and other luxuries.
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Peter Morgan
British Writer
People bang on all the time about whether what I've done is the truth or not. Well, to me, history is just a series of elaborate fictions.
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Sergio Aragones
Spanish Cartoonist
Once you've established where you are, you go to the character and elaborate on expressions and action.
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Roddy Llewellyn
British Journalist
The last thing in the world I want to do is marry. I am too selfish, but I won't elaborate on that.
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David Chang
American Chef
When I first started to cook, I would cook these elaborate meals, but I rarely cook at home now.
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Mel Gibson
Actor
Acting is like lying. The art of lying well. I'm paid to tell elaborate lies.
Quote examples
Inbar Lavi
Israeli Actress
I used to just go up to strangers and tell them really elaborate stories about who I was and where I was from and try to spice my story, which I didn't think was very exciting at all. That gave me a sense of life, a sense of excitement - but I don't do that anymore.
Quote examples
Leonard Cohen
Canadian Singer
Most of the time one is discouraged by the work, but now and again by some grace something stands out and invites you to work on it, to elaborate it or animate it in some way. It's a mysterious process.
Quote examples
Yngwie Malmsteen
Swedish Musician
People - myself included - expect a certain standard from me. I always have to elaborate or improve on my playing. My success hasn't made me at all laid-back. That relentless drive is still there.
Quote examples
Joel Coen
American Director
The characters are the result of two things-first, we elaborate them into fairly well-defined people through their dialogue, then they happen all over again, when the actor interprets them.
Quote examples
Gordon B. Hinckley
American Clergyman
I hope that if you are employed full-time, you are doing it to ensure that basic needs are met and not simply to indulge a taste for an elaborate home, fancy cars, and other luxuries.
Quote examples
Peter Morgan
British Writer
People bang on all the time about whether what I've done is the truth or not. Well, to me, history is just a series of elaborate fictions.
Quote examples
Sergio Aragones
Spanish Cartoonist
Once you've established where you are, you go to the character and elaborate on expressions and action.
Quote examples
Roddy Llewellyn
British Journalist
The last thing in the world I want to do is marry. I am too selfish, but I won't elaborate on that.
Quote examples
David Chang
American Chef
When I first started to cook, I would cook these elaborate meals, but I rarely cook at home now.
Quote examples
Mel Gibson
Actor
Acting is like lying. The art of lying well. I'm paid to tell elaborate lies.
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