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Embossed vs Embellished - What's the difference?

embossed | embellished |

As verbs the difference between embossed and embellished

is that embossed is past tense of emboss while embellished is past tense of embellish.

As an adjective embossed

is with raised letters or s on the surface.

embossed

English

Verb

(head)
  • (emboss)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • With raised letters or images on the surface.

    • embellished

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (embellish)

    • 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