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Synonyms for elaborateness

Grammar : Noun
Spell : adjective ih-lab-er-it; verb ih-lab-uh-reyt
Phonetic Transcription : adjective ɪˈlæb ər ɪt; verb ɪˈlæb əˌreɪt

Définition of elaborateness

Origin :
  • 1590s, "produced by labor," from Latin elaboratus, past participle of elaborare "to exert oneself" (see elaboration). Meaning "very detailed" is from 1620s.
  • As in intricacy : noun complication
Example sentences :
  • According to the position of the family, should the elaborateness of entertainment be.
  • Extract from : « The Etiquette of To-day » by Edith B. Ordway
  • The elaborateness of the reception was greatly marred by a heavy rainfall.
  • Extract from : « History of Linn County Iowa » by Luther A. Brewer
  • For forty-five minutes it lasted, and Clancy was thrilled at its elaborateness.
  • Extract from : « Find the Woman » by Arthur Somers Roche
  • But the doctrine has of necessity some elaborateness, and asks a trifle of thought.
  • Extract from : « The Contemporary Review, Volume 36, December 1879 » by Various
  • In the delicacy and elaborateness of its ornament it is the most splendid church in Italy.
  • Extract from : « Fra Angelico » by Jennie Ellis Keysor
  • Shall you ever forget the elaborateness of the Sunday dinner?
  • Extract from : « Frulein Schmidt and Mr. Anstruther » by Elizabeth von Arnim
  • In elaborateness the circular follows close on the catalogue, and it has quite as wide if not a wider field.
  • Extract from : « The Building of a Book » by Various
  • It is also famous for dresses and diamonds, and wonderful is the elaborateness of millinery, gowns and jewels.
  • Extract from : « America, Volume III (of 6) » by Joel Cook
  • But Europe proposed to apply it on a scale and with an elaborateness of detail of which no former world ever dreamed.
  • Extract from : « Darkwater » by W. E. B. Du Bois
  • The elaborateness or the perfection of the moral development in any given instance can do nothing to break down this distinction.
  • Extract from : « Natural Law in the Spiritual World » by Henry Drummond

Antonyms for elaborateness

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