detail

== English == === 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)). === Pronunciation === (noun) (UK) IPA(key): /ˈdiː.teɪl/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈdi.teɪl/, (also) /dɪˈteɪl/ (verb) (UK) IPA(key): /dɪˈteɪl/, /ˈdiː.teɪl/ (US) IPA(key): /dɪˈteɪl/, /ˈdi.teɪl/ Hyphenation: de‧tail Rhymes: -iːteɪl, -eɪl === Noun === detail (countable and uncountable, plural details) (countable) A part small enough to escape casual notice. Synonyms: minutia, technicality, trifle, triviality (uncountable) A profusion of details. (uncountable) The small parts that can escape casual notice. A part considered trivial enough to ignore. (countable) A person's name, address and other personal information. (military, law enforcement) A temporary unit or assignment. Synonyms: contingent, detachment An individual feature, fact, or other item, considered separately from the whole of which it is a part. A narrative which relates minute points; an account which dwells on particulars. (paintings) A selected portion of a painting. Synonyms: portion, section ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== deets overview bird's-eye view big picture === Verb === detail (third-person singular simple present details, present participle detailing, simple past and past participle detailed) (transitive) To explain in detail. Synonym: specify (transitive) To clean carefully (particularly of road vehicles, always pronounced /ˈdiːteɪl/) (transitive, military, law enforcement) To assign to a particular task. Synonyms: detach, second ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === atelid, dietal, dilate, laited, tailed == Czech == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈdɛtaɪl] === Noun === detail m inan detail Synonym: podrobnost ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “detail”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957 “detail”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989 “detail”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2026 “detail”, in Akademický slovník současné češtiny, 2012–2026, slovnikcestiny.cz == Dutch == === Etymology === Borrowed from French détail, from Middle French [Term?], from Old French detail, from detaillier, from de- + taillier (“to cut”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /deːˈtɑi̯/ Hyphenation: de‧tail Rhymes: -ɑi̯ === Noun === detail n (plural details, diminutive detailtje n) detail ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Indonesian: detail == Indonesian == === Etymology === Borrowed from English detail, from Middle French détail, from Old French detail, from detaillier, from de- + taillier (“to cut”). === Pronunciation === (standard) IPA(key): /dəˈtaɪl/ (English-influenced) IPA(key): /diˈtɛl/ Hyphenation: dê‧ta‧il === Noun === dêtail (plural detail-detail) detail Synonyms: perincian, rincian ==== Alternative forms ==== detil ditel ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “detail”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016