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elaborated

elaborated

5.5
Made with a lot of careful detail
  • adjective
  • /ɪˈlæbəˌreɪtɪd/
translation icon : elaborado
  • And we've got again this melody in its elaborated form at the top in the bassoon and in the guitar.

So the non elaborated part, it's clear, isn't it?

Examples

  • Now, a more elaborate attempt to communicate, but along the same lines was on the Voyager spacecraft, as I mentioned before.

  • The artist's elaborated design for the sculpture included intricate details that captivated everyone.

  • And you can find this more elaborated upon on my blog.

  • I don't agree with he, but it's a very well elaborated, beautiful, clear thinking.

  • In Sweden there there's a great elaborated social state and they take more taxes from the people.

  • The professor provided an elaborated explanation of the complex theory during his lecture.

  • The manual contained an elaborated guide on how to assemble the furniture step by step.

Synonyms

detailed
vselaborated
353 3.7

Having many small parts or facts that you can see

is the action of developing something carefully into a complete form
elaborate
vselaborated
179 4.9

Very detailed with many small parts or decorations

is focused on careful development and execution rather than mere complexity
to fleshed out
vselaborated
7 4.4

To add more details so something becomes more complete

is created by careful execution and extensive attention to detail
elaborative
vselaborated
7.2

Having many rich decorative details that look complex

is about careful extensive development not decorative ornamentation

Antonyms

33 7.0

A short, incomplete description that misses many details

How Detailed

thorough
205 4.6
refined
1 5.4
elaborated
5.5
developed
2.3
rough
122 2.8

Surface Forms

elaborated positive

Morphology

elaborated = elaborate (transparent) = elaborate + ed

A standard past-participle/adjectival formation from the verb 'elaborate'; the meaning is directly derived from the base verb.

Etymology

Elaborated comes from Latin parts e- meaning 'out' and labor meaning 'work', the same root as the English word labor. So an elaborated plan has been 'worked out' carefully and has many details.