Detail — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole

a small part that can be considered separately from the whole

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dɹˈɪftfɪʃᵻz/

🇬🇧British English

/dˈiːteɪl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dˈiːteɪl/

2 syllables Say it as /dɹˈɪftfɪʃᵻz/.

Examples

several of the details are similar
a point of information
it was perfect in all details

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

item particular contingent point

Parts of Speech

noun	an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole “several of the details are similar”
noun	a small part that can be considered separately from the whole “it was perfect in all details”
noun	extended treatment of particulars “the essay contained too much detail”
noun	a crew of workers selected for a particular task “a detail was sent to remove the fallen trees”
noun	a temporary military unit “the peacekeeping force includes one British contingent”
verb	provide details for
verb	assign to a specific task “The ambulances were detailed to the fire station”

Word Forms

detail	verb	provide details for
itemize	verb	specify individually
itemise	verb	specify individually
detail	noun	extended treatment of particulars
detailing	noun	an individualized description of a particular instance

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

détail

un fait isolé qui est considéré séparément du tout

🇪🇸Spanish

detalle

un hecho aislado que se considera separadamente del todo

🇮🇹Italian

dettaglio

un fatto isolato che viene considerato separatamente dal tutto

🇵🇹Portuguese

detalhe

um fato isolado que é considerado separadamente do todo

🇷🇺Russian

деталь

изолированный факт, рассматриваемый отдельно от целого

India

🇮🇳Hindi

विवरण

एक अलग तथ्य जिसे संपूर्ण से अलग माना जाता है

🇧🇩Bengali

বিস্তারিত

একটি বিচ্ছিন্ন সত্য যা সম্পূর্ণ থেকে আলাদাভাবে বিবেচনা করা হয়

🇮🇳Tamil

விவரம்

முழுமையிலிருந்தும் தனித்தனியாகக் கருதப்படும் ஒரு தனிமைப்படுத்தப்பட்ட உண்மை

🇮🇳Telugu

వివరాలు

మొత్తం నుండి విడిగా పరిగణించబడే ఒక వివిక్త వాస్తవం

🇮🇳Marathi

तपशील

एक वेगळी वस्तुस्थिती जी संपूर्ण पासून स्वतंत्रपणे विचारात घेतली जाते

🇮🇳Gujarati

વિગત

એક અલગ હકીકત જે સમગ્રથી અલગ ગણવામાં આવે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ವಿವರ

ಒಟ್ಟಾರೆಯಾಗಿ ಪ್ರತ್ಯೇಕವಾಗಿ ಪರಿಗಣಿಸಲಾದ ಒಂದು ಪ್ರತ್ಯೇಕವಾದ ಸತ್ಯ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വിശദാംശം

മൊത്തത്തിൽ നിന്ന് പ്രത്യേകമായി പരിഗണിക്കപ്പെടുന്ന ഒരു ഒറ്റപ്പെട്ട വസ്തുത

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਵੇਰਵੇ

ਇੱਕ ਅਲੱਗ-ਥਲੱਗ ਤੱਥ ਜੋ ਸਮੁੱਚੇ ਤੋਂ ਵੱਖਰਾ ਮੰਨਿਆ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

تفصیل

ایک الگ تھلگ حقیقت جسے پوری سے الگ سمجھا جاتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

细节

与整体分开考虑的孤立事实

🇯🇵Japanese

詳細

全体から切り離して考慮される孤立した事実

🇰🇷Korean

세부 사항

전체와 별도로 고려되는 고립된 사실

🇻🇳Vietnamese

chi tiết

một thực tế biệt lập được xem xét tách biệt khỏi tổng thể

🇹🇭Thai

รายละเอียด

ข้อเท็จจริงที่แยกได้ซึ่งถือว่าแยกจากทั้งหมด

🇵🇭Filipino

detalye

isang nakahiwalay na katotohanan na itinuturing na hiwalay sa kabuuan

🇲🇾Malay

terperinci

fakta terpencil yang dianggap berasingan daripada keseluruhan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

التفاصيل

حقيقة معزولة يتم النظر فيها بشكل منفصل عن الكل

🇮🇷Persian

جزئیات

واقعیتی مجزا که جدا از کل در نظر گرفته می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

detay

bütünden ayrı olarak değerlendirilen izole bir gerçek

🇮🇱Hebrew

פְּרָט

עובדה מבודדת שנחשבת בנפרד מהמכלול

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The primary meaning of 'detail' is 'an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole'.

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