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description

description

549 1.0
Words that tell what someone or something is like
  • noun
  • /dɪˈskrɪpʃən/
translation icon : descripción
  • The product of this process was a valid, thorough, and comprehensive description of the phenomenon under investigation.
  • detailed description
  • brief description
  • provide a description

And it also includes a quick, plain English description of each fund.

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Examples

  • Description of the feeling of joy and pride that parents eventually have.

  • That link will be in the description box below.

  • So check out the link in the description for some books.

  • The only place to go wrong is in your description of what is being seen.

    Academic text (1999)
  • So this is not a good description of chaos theory at all.

  • Use active words and unique descriptions to convey your character's way of seeing the world.

    Academic text (2011)
  • The product of this process was a thorough and comprehensive description of the phenomenon under investigation.

    Academic text (2008)
  • A police sketch artist put together this drawing from witnesses' descriptions.

  • Generally, those who scored higher on the attitude scale provided more description of students, settings, and occurrences.

    Academic text (2011)
  • The artist's detailed description of the landscape brought it to life in our minds.

Synonyms

report
vsdescription
1.3

A written or spoken account that gives information about something

focuses on descriptive details about what someone or something is like
account
vsdescription
466 3.0

A report that describes what happened

focuses on appearance or qualities rather than retelling events
narrative
vsdescription
336 3.9

A story that describes connected events

focuses on what someone or something is like rather than on events
portrait
vsdescription
96 4.0

A written or spoken description of a person's appearance and character

is focused on general attributes of people or things rather than only appearance
characterization
vsdescription
  • US
64 4.4

A description of the main qualities of a person or thing in a clear, detailed way

is a neutral worded account focusing on what someone or something is like
sketch
vsdescription
56 3.5

A short account that gives the main points about something

gives more complete details about what someone or something is like
recounting
vsdescription
3 3.8

An account of events told in detail

aims to show qualities or appearance instead of retelling events
detailing
vsdescription
1 4.1

A full description that gives all the important facts

focuses more on overall qualities rather than detailed features
verbal description
vsdescription
1 4.2

An explanation of something using words rather than pictures

is the same word-based account but targets qualities and attributes
narratio
vsdescription
9.9

A spoken or written story that explains events

focuses on traits or qualities rather than on event explanation

Antonyms

5 7.4

Hard to understand or see, making people feel confused

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

How Detailed

monograph
  • Specialized
7 9.3
report
1.3
description
549 1.0
summary
3.3
note
1.0

Surface Forms

description singular
descriptions plural

Morphology

description = describe (transparent) = describe + ion

Standard nominalization of the verb 'describe' yielding a noun meaning 'an account or representation', which is directly predictable.

Etymology

Description comes from Latin de- 'down' and scribere 'to write', and it is the same root as describe. That's why a description is the words you write or say to give the details of someone or something.