C1adjective · common

elaborate

elaborate · more elaborate · most elaborate

зайнятий, зайняті, зайнята

подробный, тщательно сделанный, продуманный, искусный

ausführlich, durchdacht

Complex, detailed, or sophisticatedComplex, detailed, or sophisticated.

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/ɪˈlæb.(ə.)ɹət/

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Meaning

2 senses

Complex, detailed, or sophisticated.
After reading a long, elaborate description, I was impressed but no wiser.
ausführlich, durchdacht
доскона́льныйdoskonálʹnyj, тща́тельно сде́ланныйtščátelʹno sdélannyj, скрупулёзныйskrupuljóznyj
Intricate, fancy, flashy, or showy.
I stared for hours at the elaborate pattern in the rug.
замыслова́тыйzamyslovátyj, иску́сныйiskúsnyj

More definitions

marked by complexity and richness of detail
developed or executed with care and in minute detail

Examples

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Would you like me to elaborate?
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Tom said that he couldn't elaborate.
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Tom refused to elaborate any further.
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She made elaborate preparations for the party.
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Tom cooked an elaborate meal for Mary and himself.
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Translations

7 languages

Русский

By meaning 2

detailed:

flashy or fancy:

Deutsch

By meaning 1

detailed:

Origin

1575, from Late Latin ēlabōrātus (“worked out”), past participle of ēlabōrō (“to work out”

1575, from Late Latin ēlabōrātus (“worked out”), past participle of ēlabōrō (“to work out”), from ē- (“out, forth, fully”) + labor (“work, toil, exertion”). More at e-, labour.

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