Elaborate vs Diligent - What's the difference?
elaborate | diligent |
Highly complex, detailed, or sophisticated.
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Intricate, fancy, flashy, or showy.
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*:The house was a big elaborate limestone affair, evidently new. Winter sunshine sparkled on lace-hung casement, on glass marquise, and the burnished bronze foliations of grille and door.
(used with'' on ''when used with an object ) To give further detail or explanation (about).
As adjectives the difference between elaborate and diligent
is that elaborate is highly complex, detailed, or sophisticated while diligent is performing with intense concentration, focus, responsible regard.As a verb elaborate
is (used with'' on ''when used with an object ) to give further detail or explanation (about).elaborate
English
Adjective
(en adjective)Verb
(elaborat)- What do you mean you didn't come home last night? Would you care to elaborate ?
- Could you elaborate on the plot for your novel for me?