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- Dictionaryde·scrip·tion/dəˈskripSHən/
noun
- 1. a spoken or written representation or account of a person, object, or event: "people who had seen him were able to give a description" Similar
- 2. a sort, kind, or class of people or things: "ships of every description" Similar
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The meaning of DESCRIPTION is an act of describing; specifically : discourse intended to give a mental image of something experienced. How to use description in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Description.
a statement or a piece of writing that tells what something or someone is like: [ C ] Your description of Della was hilarious. [ U ] Boats of every description (= of all types) entered the harbor. [ U ] The beauty of the Rockies is beyond description (= is impossible to describe). descriptive. adjective us / dɪˈskrɪp·tɪv /
A description puts something in words, like a portrait puts a person in paint. The lawnmower you came home with did not quite fit the description of the dishwasher you went shopping for. The root for description is the Latin word descriptio, meaning “to write down.”.
Description definition: a statement, picture in words, or account that describes; descriptive representation.. See examples of DESCRIPTION used in a sentence.
a piece of writing or speech that says what somebody/something is like; the act of writing or saying in words what somebody/something is like. Follow the link below for a more detailed description. description of somebody/something a brief description of the software.
A description of someone or something is a statement which explains what they are or what they look like. Each disc has a short description of the music on it. American English : description / dɪsˈkrɪpʃən /
1. The act, process, or technique of describing. 2. A statement or an account describing something: published a description of the journey; gave a vivid description of the game. 3. A pictorial representation: Monet's ethereal descriptions of haystacks and water lilies. 4. A kind or sort: cars of every size and description.
something that tells you what someone or something is like: I gave the police a description of the stolen jewellery. Fewer examples. a detailed description. He gave a very vivid description of life in Caracas. Police have issued a description of the suspect. The report gives a full description of his work.
[countable, uncountable] description (of somebody/something) a piece of writing or speech that says what someone or something is like; the act of writing or saying in words what someone or something is like to give a detailed/full description of the procedure a brief/general description of the software Police have issued a description of the gun...
descriptions. The act, process, art, or technique of describing or picturing in words. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. A statement or passage that describes. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. A pictorial representation. Monet's ethereal descriptions of haystacks and water lilies.
