| DESCRIPTION | • description n. A sketch or account of anything in words; a portraiture or representation in language; an enumeration… • description n. The act of describing; a delineation by marks or signs. • description n. A set of characteristics by which someone or something can be recognized. |
| DESCRIPTIONS | • descriptions n. Plural of description. • DESCRIPTION n. an act of describing. |
| DESCRIPTIVE | • descriptive adj. Of, relating to, or providing a description. • descriptive adj. (Grammar) Of an adjective, stating an attribute of the associated noun (as heavy in the heavy dictionary). • descriptive adj. (Linguistics) Describing the structure, grammar, vocabulary and actual use of a language. |
| DESCRIPTIVELY | • descriptively adv. In a descriptive manner. • DESCRIPTIVE adv. serving to describe. |
| DESCRIPTIVENESS | • descriptiveness n. The characteristic of being descriptive. • DESCRIPTIVE n. serving to describe. |
| DESCRIPTIVISM | • descriptivism n. (Linguistics) The practice of describing realistic forms, as opposed to prescribing idealistic norms… • DESCRIPTIVISM n. a theory of ethics by which only empirical statements are acceptable. |
| DESCRIPTIVISMS | • descriptivisms n. Plural of descriptivism. • DESCRIPTIVISM n. a theory of ethics by which only empirical statements are acceptable. |
| DESCRIPTIVIST | • descriptivist adj. Subscribing to, or related to, descriptivism. • descriptivist n. (Linguistics) Someone who records and describes actual rules regarding language usage, or who believes… • DESCRIPTIVIST adj. relating to descriptivism, a theory of ethics by which only empirical statements are acceptable. |
| DESCRIPTOR | • descriptor n. That which describes; a word, phrase, etc. serving as a description. • DESCRIPTOR n. in computing, a symbol identifying a particular subject in a storage area. |
| DESCRIPTORS | • descriptors n. Plural of descriptor. • DESCRIPTOR n. in computing, a symbol identifying a particular subject in a storage area. |
| MISDESCRIPTION | • misdescription n. An inaccurate description, often fraudulent. • MISDESCRIPTION n. the act of misdescribing. |
| MISDESCRIPTIONS | • misdescriptions n. Plural of misdescription. • MISDESCRIPTION n. the act of misdescribing. |
| NONDESCRIPT | • nondescript adj. (Biology, now rare) Not described (in the academic literature). • nondescript adj. Without distinguishing qualities or characteristics. • nondescript n. (Chiefly biology) A species or other type of creature that has not been previously described or identified. |
| NONDESCRIPTIVE | • nondescriptive adj. Alternative spelling of non-descriptive. • non-descriptive adj. Not descriptive; failing to provide a description. • NONDESCRIPTIVE adj. not descriptive. |
| NONDESCRIPTLY | • nondescriptly adv. In a nondescript way. • NONDESCRIPT adv. belonging or appearing to belong to no particular class or kind. |
| NONDESCRIPTNESS | • nondescriptness n. The state or condition of being nondescript. • NONDESCRIPT n. belonging or appearing to belong to no particular class or kind. |
| NONDESCRIPTS | • nondescripts n. Plural of nondescript. • NONDESCRIPT n. a featureless person or thing, or one not easily described. |
| REDESCRIPTION | • redescription n. Description again or anew. • REDESCRIPTION n. a new and more complete description esp. of a biological taxon. |
| REDESCRIPTIONS | • redescriptions n. Plural of redescription. • REDESCRIPTION n. a new and more complete description esp. of a biological taxon. |