Meaning & use
vignette
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A brief, evocative description, scene, or episode, or a decorative border that fades gradually into the background of an image.
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The novel opens with a vignette describing the narrator's childhood home.
The photographer added a subtle vignette to darken the edges of the portrait.
A note on using this word
'Vignette' shifts meaning with context: a short descriptive scene in literature, or a fading border effect in photography and design.
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