elaborate
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4.9
- adjective
- /ɪˈlæbəˌreɪt/
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elaborado
- So, this is all part of your elaborate plan to keep me interested?
- more elaborate
- an elaborate system
- wear an elaborate costume
It's, it's sort of a, a very elaborate word completion.
- It's, it's sort of a, a very elaborate word completion.
- What was his response to this elaborate scheme?
- I have very elaborate, vivid and complicated dreams.
- And so we sat up and pulled off this, this pretty elaborate surprise.
- But this guy, OK, made this elaborate story that he got her name tattooed on his thigh.
- But they're all, they're all elaborate ploys to sell merch.
- It's very, very elaborate and I loved it.
- Or if not expensive kind of elaborate gifts.
- He says a father reproves his son's elaborate banquets, though he's worse than his son.
- There's all of this elaborate embroidery.
- There are almost certainly much more elaborate scams and frauds going on.
- How many, like, people here show of hands, Like want a big sort of elaborate thing on their first date?
Examples
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Their wedding ceremony included an elaborate set of rituals and traditions from different cultures.
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What was his response to this elaborate scheme?
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But why would anyone make up such an elaborate story?
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This is much more elaborate than the ones on his show.
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"I mean," she said, "do none of you have larger or more elaborate living quarters?"
Fiction book (1991) -
Lawrence goes through an elaborate discussion of this.
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We're going through this elaborate procedure simply out of precaution.
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Romania's new draft constitution, for example, has a very elaborate section on human rights.
Academic text (1991) -
Indigenous communities have long regulated their affairs in accordance with an elaborate body of customs and conventions.
Academic text (2011) -
One wall of the small chapel consisted of a large, elaborate wrought iron gate.
Fiction book (1991)
Synonyms
876
5.4
Difficult to understand or deal with because it has many connected parts
648
5.6
Not simple because it has many connected parts
353
3.7
Having many small parts or facts that you can see
279
6.8
A machine or system with many advanced parts and careful design
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6.7
Having many small parts or details that are hard to understand
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6.6
Complicated and hard to understand
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6.7
Rich and fancy in appearance and detail that suggests luxury
Made with a lot of careful detail
Having many rich decorative details that look complex
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How Elaborate
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Etymology
Elaborate as an adjective comes from the idea of something 'worked out' from Latin laborare 'to work', the same root as labour. That's why an elaborate thing is very detailed and shows a lot of careful work.