| 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. |
| 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. |
| NONDESCRIPTIVE | • nondescriptive adj. Alternative spelling of non-descriptive. • non-descriptive adj. Not descriptive; failing to provide a description. • NONDESCRIPTIVE adj. not descriptive. |
| 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. |