Definitions for DESCRIPTION
dɪˈskrɪp ʃənde·scrip·tion

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.0 / 4 votes

1. description, verbal descriptionnoun

   a statement that represents something in words

2. descriptionnoun

   the act of describing something

3. descriptionnoun

   sort or variety

   "every description of book was there"

WiktionaryRate this definition:2.8 / 4 votes

1. descriptionnoun

   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.

2. descriptionnoun

   The act of describing; a delineation by marks or signs.

3. descriptionnoun

   A set of characteristics by which someone or something can be recognized.

4. descriptionnoun

   A scientific documentation of a specimen intended to reveal a new species by technically explaining its characteristics and particularly how it differs from other species.

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

5. Etymology: From descriptio.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Descriptionnoun

   Etymology: descriptio, Latin.

   1. The act of describing or making out any person or thing by perceptible properties.2. The sentence or passage in which any thing is described.

   A poet must refuse all tedious and unnecessary descriptions: a robe which is too heavy, is less an ornament than a burthen. John Dryden, Dufresnoy, Preface.

   Sometimes misguided by the tuneful throng,
   I look for streams immortaliz’d in song,
   That lost in silence and oblivion lie,
   Dumb are their fountains, and their channels dry,
   That run for ever by the muse’s skill,
   And in the smooth description murmur still. Addison.

   3. A lax definition.

   This sort of definition, which is made up of a mere collection of the most remarkable parts or properties, is called an imperfect definition, or a description; whereas the definition is called perfect when it is composed of the essential difference, added to general nature or genus. Isaac Watts, Logick.

   4. The qualities expressed in a description.

   I’ll pay six thousand, and deface the bond,
   Before a friend of this description
   Shall lose a hair. William Shakespeare, Merchant of Venice.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Description

   Description is the pattern of narrative development that aims to make vivid a place, object, character, or group. Description is one of four rhetorical modes (also known as modes of discourse), along with exposition, argumentation, and narration. In practice it would be difficult to write literature that drew on just one of the four basic modes.

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1. description

   A description is a detailed account or statement that provides information about the characteristics, qualities, or features of a person, object, place, situation, or concept. It aims to create a vivid picture or clear understanding in someone's mind through the use of sensory details, comparisons, or other explanatory information.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. Descriptionnoun

   the act of describing; a delineation by marks or signs

2. Descriptionnoun

   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. Descriptionnoun

   a class to which a certain representation is applicable; kind; sort

WikidataRate this definition:4.0 / 2 votes

1. Description

   Description is one of four rhetorical modes, along with exposition, argumentation, and narration. Each of the rhetorical modes is present in a variety of forms and each has its own purpose and conventions. The act of description may be related to that of definition. Description is also the fiction-writing mode for transmitting a mental image of the particulars of a story.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Description

   de-skrip′shun, n. act of describing: an account of anything in words: definition: sort, class, or kind.—adj. Descrip′tive, containing description.—adv. Descrip′tively.—n. Descrip′tiveness.

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. description

   To describe using words.

   The description of the holiday resort was so accurate you could imagine you were there.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on February 16, 2020  

Matched Categories

1. • Kind
   • Speech Act
   • Statement

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'DESCRIPTION' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2035

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'DESCRIPTION' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2807

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'DESCRIPTION' in Nouns Frequency: #708

Anagrams for DESCRIPTION »

1. discerption

2. predictions

How to pronounce DESCRIPTION?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Hayley

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   Natasha

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   Veena

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of DESCRIPTION in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of DESCRIPTION in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of DESCRIPTION in a Sentence

1. Steve Feltham:

   I have to be honest. I just don’t think that Nessie is a prehistoric monster, what a lot of people have reported seeing would fit in with the description of the catfish with its long curved back.

2. Ron Johnson:

   I challenged his use of the term ‘Vaccine Hesitancy,’ i told him that based on the VAERS deaths, and my conversations with people who have chosen not to get vaccinated, a better description would be: ‘People who are hesitant to be coerced into participating in the largest drug trial in history.’.

3. Riana Elyse Anderson:

   We can read a description of the events. We live in a violent culture, and serving around these clips as entertainment only really makes us more violent. I don’t think the solution is ‘let’s all watch and gawk and stoke our outrage.’ We are outraged enough already without the added trauma of searing these images into our minds, you have to think about the toll that this takes on your humanity.

4. Benh Zeitlin:

   A lot of the lines were written by her, and so much of the character grew out of who Jonshel was. Her character in the film is named Joy Strong, which always seemed like a perfect description of Jonshel. She was a really bright burning light.

5. Jonathan Turley:

   Frankly, I'm surprised there was not an autopsy, i was also surprised at how casual the treatment of the scene appeared to be. I mean, you had someone pronounced dead over the description of marshals on the phone. This is not just anyone, this is a member of the U.S. Supreme Court, one of the highest officials in the judicial branch, therefore one of the highest officials in our government.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=DESCRIPTION
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Description
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=DESCRIPTION
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Description
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/DESCRIPTION
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=DESCRIPTION
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=DESCRIPTION