detail

Pronunciation: /ˈdi.teɪl/

Reading level: medium

Estimated CEFR level: A2 — Elementary

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole
  2. noun a small part that can be considered separately from the whole
  3. noun extended treatment of particulars

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French détail, from Old French detail, from detaillier, from de- + taillier (“to cut”). Compare typologically Bulgarian подробност (podrobnost), Czech podrobnost, Russian подро́бность (podróbnostʹ) (akin to дроби́ть (drobítʹ)).

In classic literature

Synonyms

item, point

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
fact
Narrower (hyponyms)
sticking point, respect, minutia, technicality, nook and cranny

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