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description

description

143 2.3
A kind of thing, like a style or type
  • noun
  • /dɪˈskrɪpʃən/
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  • Click the link in the description or in the comments section.

Examples

  • So actually this is different level of description of what you want.

  • An apartment description of this proud and ancient race.

  • Give me the food channel like description of what you just had.

  • So enter check the description box for details and good luck.

  • Check out the link in the description below and back to the video.

  • The title description of the video is also crucial.

  • Have I ever been with anybody who fit that description?

  • There were birds and beasts of every description, trees and flowers in abundance.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • Geometry is just the abstract description of a space or space-time.

  • The witness provided a detailed description of the suspect to the police.

Synonyms

sort
vsdescription
1.0

A kind of thing, for example music or fruit

is the single general label for that kind rather than grouping
nature
vsdescription
486 2.4

A particular kind of thing, for example a question or issue

is expressed as a general phrase highlighting kind or variety
manner
vsdescription
130 2.2

A particular type of something

is used to label kinds rather than to describe ways of acting
variety
vsdescription
128 2.0

A kind of thing that has a particular shared feature

is the more general term for that specific category or type
variation
vsdescription
77 3.3

A different form of something, like a design or recipe

is the neutral category name rather than a deviant or changed form
variant
vsdescription
53 4.9

A different form of something, like a virus or recipe

is the general kind label not pointing to a differing form

Compounds

A written list of the main duties and skills needed for a job

A way of saying who you are and what you can do

An explanation of something using words rather than pictures

Surface Forms

description singular
descriptions plural

Morphology

description = describe (transparent) = describe + ion

Formed by the standard noun-forming suffix '-ion' added to the verb 'describe', with meaning directly related to 'describe'.

Etymology

Description comes from the Latin parts de- 'down' and scribere 'to write', so it first meant 'to write down' about something. That written idea later grew into meaning 'a kind' or 'type', as in 'people of every description' meaning people of every kind.