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- Dictionarydetail/ˈdiːteɪl/
noun
- 1. an individual fact or item: "we shall consider every detail of the Bill" Similar Opposite
- 2. a small detachment of troops or police officers given a special duty: "the governor's security detail" Similar
verb
- 1. give full information about: "the report details proposals to improve public transport" Similar Opposite
- 2. assign (someone) to undertake a particular task: "the ships were detailed to keep watch" Similar
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DETAIL definition: 1. a single piece of information or fact about something: 2. information about someone or…. Learn more.
1. : extended treatment of or attention to particular items. explaining without going into detail. giving careful attention to detail. 2. : a part of a whole: such as. a. : a small and subordinate part : particular. planned the wedding down to the smallest detail. also : a reproduction of such a part of a work of art. b.
A detail is a small fact or spot in a larger entity. That ambiguous smile is just one detail of Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa. Detail comes from the French for cutting into pieces, but in English we only use it to refer to the pieces.
The details of something are its small, individual features or elements. If you examine or discuss something in detail, you examine all these features.
1. An individual part or item; a particular: discussed the details of the proposal. 2. Particulars considered individually and in relation to a whole: careful attention to detail. 3. A minor or an inconsequential item or aspect; a minutia: skipped the details to get to the main point. 4.
noun. an individual or minute part; an item or particular. particulars collectively; minutiae. attention to or treatment of a subject in individual or minute parts: to postpone detail and concentrate on a subject as a whole. intricate, finely wrought decoration. Engineering. detail drawing.
[countable, uncountable] a small part of a picture or painting; the smaller or less important parts of a picture, pattern, etc. when you consider them all together. This is a detail from the 1844 Turner painting.
a single piece of information or fact about something: detail of She insisted on telling me every single detail of what they did to her in the hospital. full/precise details We don't know the full / precise details of the story yet. disclose/divulge details about/of She refused to disclose / divulge any details about/of the plan. details [ plural ]
Definition of detail verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
noun. details. The act of dealing with things item by item. The detail of business. Webster's New World. Particulars considered individually and in relation to a whole. Careful attention to detail. American Heritage. Any of the small parts that go to make up something; item; particular. The details of a plan. Webster's New World.
