detail

A2 Topic:General Vocabulary

US /ˈdi.teɪl/ UK /ˈdiː.teɪl/ See IPA manual

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Meanings

1

noun
A single small fact or piece of information about something.

She remembered every detail of the conversation.
2

noun
A small feature that is easy not to notice.

Note the fine detail in the corner of the painting.
3

noun
Full information about something, including all its small parts.

He explained the plan in great detail.
4

verb
To describe or list something fully, including all its parts.

The report details every step of the process.

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1 noun · a single small fact or... item

2 noun · a small feature that is... minutia

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Forms detailingdetails

Derived forms detail-orienteddetaileedetailerdetailingdetailinglydetailistdetaillessdetaillydetailmanmicrodetailsuperdetail

Related forms deetsoverview tailor tally

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in detail
with close attention to individual facts or features

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the devil is in the details
the hidden difficulties of a plan are in its small details

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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)).

detail Old French

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# detail

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A2
**Part of speech:** noun, verb
**IPA (US):** /ˈdi.teɪl/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈdiː.teɪl/
**Frequency rank:** 2659

## Meanings
1. A single small fact or piece of information about something.
2. A small feature that is easy not to notice.
3. Full information about something, including all its small parts.
4. To describe or list something fully, including all its parts.

## Examples
- She remembered every detail of the conversation.
- Note the fine detail in the corner of the painting.
- He explained the plan in great detail.
- The report details every step of the process.

## Derived Forms
- detail-oriented
- detailee
- detailer
- detailing
- detailingly
- detailist
- detailless
- detailly
- detailman
- microdetail
- superdetail

## Related Forms
- deets
- overview
- tailor
- tally

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: detail

## 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)).

## AI Etymology
detail was 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)). Current senses include A single small fact or piece of information about something and A small feature that is easy not to notice. English relatives and later formations include detail-oriented, detailee, detailer, deets, overview.

## Topics
- General Vocabulary

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