Detail Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

Full Definition of detail ; 1 · to report minutely and distinctly : to report with close attention to small elements : specify detailed their grievances wrote a ... Login SignUp Hello, Games&Quizzes Thesaurus WordoftheDay Features BuyingGuide M-WBooks MyWordsMyWords ViewRecents Account LogOut detail noun SaveWord de·​tail |\di-ˈtāl ,ˈdē-ˌtāl \ EssentialMeaningofdetail 1 :asmallpartofsomething Every/eachdetailoftheweddingwascarefullyplanned.Theydesignedeverydetailofthehouse.SeeMoreExamplesHeplannedthepartydowntothesmallest/last/tiniestdetail.[=heplannedeverythingabouttheparty]Don'tsweatthedetails.[=don'tworryaboutminorthings]Hide 2 :thesmallpartsofsomething thewoodenbox'sfinecarveddetailWeadmiredthedetailoftheartist'swork.SeeMoreExamplesUseasmallpaintbrushforthedetailwork.[=decorativeworkorworkdoneusingsmallpieces]Thejobrequiresattentiontodetail.Hide 3 :aparticularfactorpieceofinformationaboutsomethingorsomeone Thearticleprovidesfurtherdetails.Youleftoutanimportantdetailabouttheirnewbaby:isitagirlorboy?Thenovelisfullofhistoricaldetails. FullDefinitionofdetail (Entry1of2) 1 :extendedtreatmentoforattentiontoparticularitems explainingwithoutgoingintodetailgivingcarefulattentiontodetail 2 :apartofawhole:suchas a :asmallandsubordinatepart:particular plannedtheweddingdowntothesmallestdetail also :areproductionofsuchapartofaworkofart b :apartconsideredorrequiringtobeconsideredseparatelyfromthewhole discussingthedetailsofthebuilding'scolumns c :thesmallelementsthatcollectivelyconstituteaworkofart admirethegreatdetailofhiswork d photography :thesmallelementsofanimagecorrespondingtothoseofthesubject stronglightingtoachieveclarityofdetail 3a :selectionofapersonorgroupforaparticulartask(asinmilitaryservice) b(1) :thepersonorgroupselected amemberofasecuritydetailpolicedetailsattheparade (2) :thetasktobeperformed wereassignedtokitchendetail indetail :withalltheparticulars explainedthejobindetail detail verb detailed;detailing;details Definitionofdetail (Entry2of2) transitiveverb 1 :toreportminutelyanddistinctly:toreportwithcloseattentiontosmallelements:specify detailedtheirgrievanceswrotealetterdetailinghervacation 2 :toassigntoaparticulartask wasdetailedtoanotherunitduringmaneuvers 3 :tofurnishwiththesmallerelementsofdesignandfinish trimmingsthatdetailslipsandpetticoats 4 :tocleanandrefurbish(avehicle)verythoroughlyandmeticulously detailacar intransitiveverb :tomakedetaildrawings OtherWordsfromdetail Synonyms ChoosetheRightSynonym MoreExampleSentences LearnMoreAboutdetail OtherWordsfromdetail Verb detailer noun Synonymsfordetail Synonyms:Noun item, particular, point Synonyms:Verb post, station VisittheThesaurusforMore  ChoosetheRightSynonymfordetail Noun item,detail,particularmeanoneofthedistinctpartsofawhole.itemappliestoeachthingspecifiedseparatelyinalistorinagroupofthingsthatmightbelistedorenumerated. everyitemonthelist detailappliestooneofthesmallcomponentpartsofalargerwholesuchasatask,building,painting,narration,orprocess. leavethedetailstoothers particularstressesthesmallness,singleness,andespeciallytheconcretenessofadetailoritem. adescriptionthatincludedfewparticulars ExamplesofdetailinaSentence Noun Everydetailoftheweddingwascarefullyplanned. Theydesignedeverydetailofthehouse. thewoodenbox'sfinecarveddetail Weadmiredthedetailoftheartist'swork. Thejobrequiresattentiontodetail. Thearticleprovidesfurtherdetails. Youleftoutanimportantdetailabouttheirnewbaby:isitagirlorboy? Thenovelisfullofhistoricaldetails. Thebookincludesawealthofdetailonlivingconditionsaboardshipsatthattime. Thenovelisfullofhistoricaldetail. Verb Thebookdetailstheseriesofeventsthatledtothetragedy. Shewrotealetterdetailinghercomplaints. TheArmyhasdetailedhimtoinvestigatethecomplaints. SeeMore RecentExamplesontheWeb:Noun TheSimpleforecastexaminesthisindetailandencouragesfamiliestoexplorehowthesechangeswillshapebusinessandinvestmentpractices. — FrancoisBotha,Forbes,28Dec.2021 SeehowRhondaFrick-Wright,OSUExtensionmastergardener,explainsindetailhere. — TheOregonian/oregonlive,oregonlive,28Dec.2021 Here'salookatthesixchargesindetailandwhichaccusersareassociatedwithwhichcharges. — EricLevenson,CNN,26Dec.2021 TheTommyOliverdocumentary,constructedfrombehind-the-scenesfootagefilmedthroughoutJuiceWRLD’srise,grimlyshowedtherapper’sconsumptionofpillsandleanindetail. — ZoeHaylock,Vulture,21Dec.2021 BrowndidnotwanttogoindetailastowhathappenedontheplaythatledtoabriefskirmishintheMichigangame. — NathanBaird,cleveland,20Dec.2021 ElsheikhalsospokeindetailaboutthedeathofBritishaidworkerDavidHaines,anFBIagenttestifiedincourtduringaNovemberhearing. — WashingtonPost,18Dec.2021 PolicedidnotdescribetheTikToktrendindetail. — SeamusMcavoy,courant.com,16Dec.2021 Antoinettedescribedindetailhowherbrotherhadgorgedonspiky,hairyrambutans,andgotsick. — TheNewYorker,13Dec.2021 RecentExamplesontheWeb:Verb ThecourtdocumentspointtonewsarticlesthatdetailtheaccusationsagainstMayfieldConsumerProducts. — PEOPLE.com,17Dec.2021 Herattorneyspreviouslyfileddocumentsthatdetailthesharingofcrash-sitephotosbetweensheriff’sdepartmentemployees,aswellasanincidentinwhichasheriff’sdeputyshowedsuchphotostoabartenderinNorwalk,California. — BrentSchrotenboer,USATODAY,22Nov.2021 TheObamaFoundationhasreleaseddocumentsthatdetailthelatestandmostcomprehensivepricetagyetontheupcomingpresidentialcenterinChicago’sJacksonPark:$830million. — AliceYin,chicagotribune.com,18Aug.2021 FreedmanhasfoundthatfewCatholichospitalsincludedisclosuresontheirwebsitesthatdetailthatsterilizationproceduressuchastuballigationaren'tallowed. — KristenJordanShamus,DetroitFreePress,27July2021 Followinganappointmentorhospitaladmission,patientsareusuallygivendischargeinstructionsthatdetailtheirnewmedicationregimen,homecareinstructions,andfollow-upappointments. — PoojaChandrashekar,ScientificAmerican,2July2021 Alongtheway,visitorsreadplaquesthatdetailtheimpactontheentirecommunity,notingahistoryofthefire,thelossesexperiencedandthecommunity’srecovery. — MonicaD.Spencer,TheArizonaRepublic,30June2021 ThefirmsaiditwashiredagaininJune2020byChamplainTowersSouthtobeginthe40-yearrecertificationprocessthatwoulddetailwhatworkneededtobedone. — BostonGlobe.com,27June2021 Thesheriff'sofficedidnotdetailthesignal,butahandgestureintroducedbytheCanadianWomen’sFoundationlastyearhasbeenadoptedbymanygloballyasawaytodiscreetlyseekhelporindicatedistress. — AntonioPlanas,NBCNews,12Nov.2021 Theseexamplesentencesareselectedautomaticallyfromvariousonlinenewssourcestoreflectcurrentusageoftheword'detail.'ViewsexpressedintheexamplesdonotrepresenttheopinionofMerriam-Websteroritseditors.Sendusfeedback. SeeMore FirstKnownUseofdetail Noun 1603,inthemeaningdefinedatsense1Verb 1650,inthemeaningdefinedattransitivesense1 HistoryandEtymologyfordetail NounandVerb Frenchdétail,fromOldFrenchdetailslice,piece,fromdetailliertocutinpieces,fromde-+tailliertocut—moreattailor LearnMoreAboutdetail Sharedetail PosttheDefinitionofdetailtoFacebook SharetheDefinitionofdetailonTwitter TimeTravelerfordetail Thefirstknownuseofdetailwas in1603 Seemorewordsfromthesameyear DictionaryEntriesNeardetail detachment detail detaildrawing SeeMoreNearbyEntries  PhrasesRelatedtodetail detailwork downtothesmallest/last/tiniestdetail gointodetail Statisticsfordetail LastUpdated 1Jan2022 Look-upPopularity CitethisEntry “Detail.”Merriam-Webster.comDictionary,Merriam-Webster,https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/detail.Accessed1Jan.2022. Style:MLA MLA Chicago APA Merriam-Webster MoreDefinitionsfordetail detail noun de·​tail |\di-ˈtāl ,ˈdē-ˌtāl\ KidsDefinitionofdetail (Entry1of2) 1 :adealingwithsomethingwithattentiontoeachitem Thenewsstorywentintodetail. 2 :asmallpartofsomethinglarger:item Everydetailoftheweddingwasperfect. 3 :asoldierorgroupofsoldierspickedforspecialduty detail verb detailed;detailing KidsDefinitionofdetail (Entry2of2) 1 :toreportwithattentiontoeachitem Thebookdetailedtheevents. 2 :toselectforsomespecialduty MorefromMerriam-Websterondetail Nglish:TranslationofdetailforSpanishSpeakers BritannicaEnglish:TranslationofdetailforArabicSpeakers WORDOFTHEDAY rejuvenate SeeDefinitionsandExamples» GetWordoftheDaydailyemail! TestYourVocabulary FarmIdiomsQuiz Whatdoes'poke'refertointheexpression'piginapoke'? mudpit stateofdifficulty bag stable Testyourvisualvocabularywithour10-questionchallenge! TAKETHEQUIZ Adailychallengeforcrosswordfanatics. 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