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detailing

detailing

3.8
Work that adds small decorative parts to make something look better
  • noun
  • /ˈdiːteɪlɪŋ/
translation icon : detallado
  • You can see some fuzz detailing around the waistband.

A, this is gorgeous rose gold detailing, beautiful glass bottle.

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Examples

  • A, this is gorgeous rose gold detailing, beautiful glass bottle.

  • So that's kind of how this detailing happens.

  • And the detailing on the outside.

  • Look at the butt detailing more clothes.

  • It's got this lace detailing on the dress with some studs.

  • It does have the gold detailing here on the pockets.

  • It has like some detailing around the edges.

  • It has the prettiest detailing on the back here.

  • These look exactly like Smashbox brushes, right down to the little detailing right there on the Ferrell.

  • The car's sleek design includes elegant detailing on the hood and sides.

Synonyms

decoration
vsdetailing
39 1.0

Making something look more attractive by adding things like lights or ornaments

uses smaller finer design elements rather than adding larger items
ornamentation
vsdetailing
6 4.9

Details added to make something look more beautiful

also focuses on small design elements that improve quality
texturing
vsdetailing
  • Specialized
1 4.8

Adding surface details to a picture or model to make it look more real

focuses on small design elements to improve appearance and quality
tittivation
vsdetailing
9.9

Small changes that make a room or thing look nicer

also aims to improve quality and function often for objects and vehicles
6.7

To make something look more attractive using paint, plants or lights

focuses on fine small design elements often aimed at improving quality

How Detailed

detailing
3.8
to finish
  • Informal
239 2.4
trim
33 2.5

Surface Forms

detailing singular
detailings plural

Morphology

detailing = detail (semi-transparent) = detail + ing

Formally a verb + '-ing' nominalization, but the specialized sense (vehicle/object cleaning and fine finishing) may not be obvious to learners who only know 'detail' as 'a small feature' or 'to describe'.

Etymology

Detailing also comes from the same idea of 'small parts' from an old French word for 'to cut into pieces', so it paints a picture of working on tiny parts and finishes. So, detailing in design or cars means the careful work on small features that makes something look better.