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Decorative vs Embellish - What's the difference?

decorative | embellish |

As an adjective decorative

is .

As a verb embellish is

to make more beautiful and attractive; to decorate.

decorative

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • That serves to decorate
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2011 , date=December 15 , author=Felicity Cloake , title=How to cook the perfect nut roast , work=Guardian citation , page= , passage=The parsnip, stilton and chestnut combination may taste good, but it's not terribly decorative . In fact, dull's the word, a lingering adjectival ghost of nut roasts past that I'm keen to banish from the table.}}

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A plant, tile, etc. intended for use as decoration.
  • * {{quote-news, year=2007, date=October 24, author=The Associated Press, title=Dutch Maker of Chemicals Reports Drop in Earnings, work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=Analysts said the company’s results were in line, but noted that organic growth at the decoratives business was slightly weaker than expected. }} ----

    embellish

    English

    Verb

    (es)
  • To make more beautiful and attractive; to decorate.
    • The old book cover was embellished with golden letters
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2012 , date=December 29 , author=Paul Doyle , title=Arsenal's Theo Walcott hits hat-trick in thrilling victory over Newcastle , work=The Guardian citation , page= , passage=Podolski gave Walcott a chance to further embellish Arsenal's first-half performance when he eluded James Perch and slipped the ball through to the striker.}}
  • To make something sound or look better or more acceptable than it is in reality, to distort.
    • to embellish a story, the truth

    Synonyms

    * adorn * beautify * decorate * deck * grace * ornament * prettify * See also