Difference between Detail and Item

What is the difference between Detail and Item?

Detail as a noun is something small enough to escape casual notice. while Item as a noun is a distinct physical object.

Detail

Part of speech: verb

Definition: to explain in detail (US (?)) to clean carefully (particularly a car) to assign to a particular task

Part of speech: noun

Definition: Something small enough to escape casual notice. A profusion of details. Something considered trivial enough to ignore. (plural details) A person's name, address and other personal information. a temporary unit or assignment.

Example sentence: If a victory is told in detail, one can no longer distinguish it from a defeat.

Item

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A distinct physical object.A line of text having a legal or semantic meaning.A matter for discussion in an agenda.Two people who are having a relationship with each other.A question on a test, which may include its answers.

Example sentence: A decent beard has long been the number one must-have fashion item for any fugitive from justice.

We hope you now know whether to use Detail or Item in your sentence.

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