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Definition of Elaborateness
1. Noun. Marked by elaborately complex detail.
Generic synonyms: Complexity, Complexness
Derivative terms: Elaborate, Elaborate
2. Noun. An ornate appearance; being elaborately (even excessively) decorated.
Generic synonyms: Appearance, Visual Aspect
Specialized synonyms: Flamboyance, Floridity, Floridness, Showiness, Fussiness
Derivative terms: Elaborate
Definition of Elaborateness
1. Noun. The state of being elaborate ¹
2. Noun. Something elaborate ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Elaborateness
1. [n -ES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Elaborateness
Literary usage of Elaborateness
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Introduction to the History of Religions by Crawford Howell Toy (1913)
"Christian ritual was at first simple,4 but rapidly grew in elaborateness. ...
The history of ritual thus shows that it tends to grow in elaborateness and ..."
2. A History of English Dramatic Literature to the Death of Queen Anne by Adolphus William Ward (1899)
"What is distinctive in Webster, is in the first place the extraordinary intensity
of his imagination in this sphere of ideas, and again the elaborateness of ..."
3. A History of Ancient Sculpture by Lucy Myers Wright Mitchell (1883)
"Art at Sais.— Greater Costliness of Material. — elaborateness of Finish. — Absence
of Colossal Forms. ..."
4. United States and Mexico: Commerce, Trade, and Postal Facilities Between the by Carlos Butterfield (1861)
"elaborateness OF THE ENGLISH STEAM-PACKET SYSTEM TO SPANISH AMERICA. 31.
How elaborate and perfect, in its arrangement, this English steam mail packet ..."
5. United States and Mexican Mail Steamship Line, and Statistics of Mexico by Carlos Butterfield (1859)
"... carriers, traders and bankers " elaborateness OF THE ENGLISH STEAM PACKET
SYSTEM TO SPANISH AMERICA. 31. How elaborate and perfect, in its arrangement, ..."
6. Synonyms Discriminated: A Complete Catalogue of Synonymous Words in the by Charles John Smith (1871)
"That costliness and elaborateness are requisite to entitle a work of art to the
epithet magnificent, may be seen in the case of architecture. ..."
7. Epideictic Literature by Theodore C. Burgess (1902)
"... begins with a description of the appearance and habits of the fly, intended
to be humorous by reason of its very elaborateness. ..."
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