Detail Definition

dĭ-tāl, dētāl

detailed, detailing, details

noun

details

The act of dealing with things item by item.

The detail of business.

Webster's New World

Particulars considered individually and in relation to a whole.

Careful attention to detail.

American Heritage

Any of the small parts that go to make up something; item; particular.

The details of a plan.

Webster's New World

A minor or an inconsequential item or aspect; a minutia.

Skipped the details to get to the main point.

American Heritage

An account that gives the particulars.

To go into detail.

Webster's New World

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verb

detailed, detailing, details

To report or relate explicitly or in particulars.

Detailed the charges against the defendant.

American Heritage

To give the particulars of; tell, item by item.

Webster's New World

To provide detailing for.

Webster's New World

To choose for a particular task.

Detail a man for sentry duty.

Webster's New World

To clean (an automotive vehicle) inside and outside, with meticulous attention to details, usually for a fee.

Webster's New World

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idiom

in detail

With attention to particulars; thoroughly or meticulously:
explained her proposal in detail.

American Heritage

in detail

item by item; with particulars

Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Detail

Noun

Singular:

detail

Plural:

details

Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Detail

Origin of Detail

French détail from Old French detail a piece cut off from detaillir to cut up de- de- tailler, taillier to cut tailor

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
French détail, from Old French detail, from detaillier, from de- + taillier (“to cut”).

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