elaborateness

Noun
Synonyms: elaborationintricacyinvolutionornateness

WordNet 3.0

Noun (2)

  1. marked by elaborately complex detailSynonyms: elaborationintricacyinvolution
  2. an ornate appearance; being elaborately (even excessively) decoratedSynonyms: ornateness
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Elaborate \E*lab"o*rate\, a. [L. elaboratus, p. p. of elaborare to work out; e out + laborare to labor, labor labor. See Labor.] Wrought with labor; finished with great care; studied; executed with exactness or painstaking; as, an elaborate discourse; an elaborate performance; elaborate research. [1913 Webster]

Drawn to the life in each elaborate page. --Waller.

Syn: Labored; complicated; studied; perfected; high-wrought. -- E*lab"o*rate*ly, adv. -- E*lab"o*rate*ness, n. [1913 Webster]

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