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Recount vs Details - What's the difference?

recount | details |

As nouns the difference between recount and details

is that recount is retelling, narration, rendering while details is plural of lang=en.

As verbs the difference between recount and details

is that recount is to tell over; to relate in detail; to recite; to tell or narrate the particulars of while details is third-person singular of detail.

recount

English

Etymology 1

From and (etyl) reconter, variant of (etyl) raconter.

Noun

(en noun)
  • Retelling, narration, rendering

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • To tell over; to relate in detail; to recite; to tell or narrate the particulars of.
    • The old man recounted the tale of how he caught the big fish.
  • To rehearse; to enumerate.
    • to recount one's blessings

    Etymology 2

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A counting again, as of votes.

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • To count or reckon again.

    • Anagrams

    *

    details

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (detail)

    • Noun

    (head)

    • Synonyms

    * brass tacks * low-level * nitty-gritty * nuts and bolts ----