Dictionary entries for 'detail'

Synonyms

de·tail (dĭ-tāĺ, dḗtāĺ)

[French détail, from Old French detail, a piece cut off, from detaillir, to cut up, de-, de-, + tailler, taillier, to cut; see tailor.]

noun

An individual part or item; a particular. See synonyms at item
Particulars considered individually and in relation to a whole: careful attention to detail.
A minor or an inconsequential item or aspect; a minutia: skipped the details to get to the main point.
A minute or thorough treatment or account: went into detail about his travels.
1. A discrete part or portion of a work, such as a painting, building, or decorative object, especially when considered in isolation.
2. A representation of such a part or portion: a detail of a Rembrandt portrait illustrating the technique of chiaroscuro.
1. A small elaborated element of a work of art, craft, or design.
2. Such elements considered together: the intricate detail of a rococo altarpiece.
3. The rendering of artistic detail: the fine detail of the painter's brushwork.
1. The selection of one or more troops for a particular duty, usually a fatigue duty.
2. The personnel so selected.
3. The duty assigned: garbage detail.

To report or relate minutely or in particulars.
To name or state explicitly: detailed the charges against the defendant.
To provide with artistic or decorative detail: detailed the quilt with colorful appliqué.
To select and dispatch for a particular duty.
To clean (a car interior, for example) meticulously.

in detail: With attention to particulars; thoroughly or meticulously: explained her proposal in detail.