Meaning of description | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A sketch or account of anything in words; a portraiture or representation in language; an enumeration of the essential qualities of a thing or species.
   countable, uncountable
2. A sketch or account of anything in words; a portraiture or representation in language; an enumeration of the essential qualities of a thing or species
3. The act, process, or technique of describing.
4. The act of describing; a delineation by marks or signs.
   countable, uncountable
5. The act of describing; a delineation by marks or signs
6. A statement or an account describing something: published a description of the journey; gave a vivid description of the game.
7. A set of characteristics by which someone or something can be recognized.
   countable, uncountable
8. A set of characteristics by which someone or something can be recognized
9. A pictorial representation: Monet's ethereal descriptions of haystacks and water lilies.
10. A scientific documentation of a taxon for the purpose of introducing it to science
11. A scientific documentation of a taxon for the purpose of introducing it to science.
    countable, uncountable
12. A kind or sort: cars of every size and description.
13. The act or practice of recording and describing actual language usage in a given speech community, as opposed to prescription, i.e. laying down norms of language usage
14. The act or practice of recording and describing actual language usage in a given speech community, as opposed to prescription, i.e. laying down norms of language usage.
    countable, uncountable
15. a statement or account that describes; representation in words
16. A descriptive linguistic survey.
    countable, uncountable
17. the act, process, or technique of describing
18. sort, kind, or variety: reptiles of every description.
19. (Mathematics) geometry the act of drawing a line or figure, such as an arc
    geometry
20. (Grammar) philosophy a noun phrase containing a predicate that may replace a name as the subject of a sentence
    philosophy
21. a statement, picture in words, or account that describes; descriptive representation.

Equivalents

Examples

“give a verbal description of the events”

“a realistic description”

“The zoo had no lions, tigers, or cats of any description.”

“The type description of the fungus was written by a botanist.”

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