detail

noun (INFORMATION)

/ˈdiː.teɪl/

/dɪˈteɪl/

Definition

B1 [C] a single piece of information or fact about something: She insisted on telling me every single detail of what they did to her in hospital. We don't know the full/precise details of the story yet. She refused to disclose/divulge any details about/of the plan.Information and messages details [plural] A2 information about someone or something: Can I have your details (= name and address, etc.), please? I've sent off for the details of a job I saw advertised in the paper. A police officer took down the details of what happened.Information and messages › [U] the small features of something that you only notice when you look carefully: I was just admiring the detail in the doll's house - even the tins of food have labels on them. It's his eye for (= ability to notice) detail that distinguishes him as a painter.Conditions and characteristics in detail B1 including or considering all the information about something or every part of something: We haven't discussed the matter in detail yet. The book described her sufferings in graphic detail. He talked in great detail about the curtains he's chosen for his lounge.Detailed and careful go into detail B2 to tell or include all the facts about something: I won't go into detail over the phone, but I've been having a few health problems recently.Elaborating, specifying and simplifying › [C] a part of something that does not seem important: As far as Tony's concerned, he's getting that car and finding the money to pay for it is just a detail.Information and messages

(Definition of detail noun (INFORMATION) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)