What does Description mean?
Definitions for Description
dɪˈskrɪp ʃənde·scrip·tion
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Princeton's WordNet
description, verbal descriptionnoun
a statement that represents something in words
descriptionnoun
the act of describing something
descriptionnoun
sort or variety
"every description of book was there"
Wiktionary
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.
descriptionnoun
The act of describing; a delineation by marks or signs.
descriptionnoun
A set of characteristics by which someone or something can be recognized.
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.
Etymology: From descriptio.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Descriptionnoun
Etymology: descriptio, Latin.
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.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.
I’ll pay six thousand, and deface the bond,
Before a friend of this description
Shall lose a hair. William Shakespeare, Merchant of Venice.
Wikipedia
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.
Webster Dictionary
Descriptionnoun
the act of describing; a delineation by marks or signs
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
Descriptionnoun
a class to which a certain representation is applicable; kind; sort
Wikidata
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 Dictionary
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 Contribution
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
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Rank popularity for the word 'Description' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2035
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Description' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2807
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Description' in Nouns Frequency: #708
Anagrams for Description »
discerption
predictions
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Description in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Description in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
Examples of Description in a Sentence
We incorporated a part into the film that was very much inspired by her, 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.
The description of this new species of pistol shrimp was the perfect opportunity to finally give a nod to my favorite band. now the band and my work have been happily combined in the scientific literature.
The mark does not relate to a specific shape of sole for high-heeled shoes since the description of that mark explicitly states that the contour of the shoe does not form part of the mark and is intended purely to show the positioning of the red color covered by the registration.
We know that there was never any effort to go to the courthouse. They went straight to Florence Square parking lot, dumped Vicky White patrol car, got in the other vehicle and left, we assume they are going to ditch Vicky White patrol car at the first opportunity when they get wind that the description is out there, so we're back to square one.
Our investigators later learned that the suspect's description was similar to the shooting incidents that occurred last night in Phenix City and Columbus.
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- وصفArabic
- апісаннеBelarusian
- описаниеBulgarian
- descripcióCatalan, Valencian
- popisCzech
- beskrivelseDanish
- BeschreibungGerman
- περιγραφήGreek
- priskriboEsperanto
- descripción, señalamientoSpanish
- توصیفPersian
- selitys, kuvausFinnish
- description, signalementFrench
- comharthaí aithne, comharthaí, comharthaí sóirtIrish
- tuairisgeulScottish Gaelic
- תיאורHebrew
- személyleírás, leírásHungarian
- deskripsiIndonesian
- descrizioneItalian
- 記述, 描写, 説明Japanese
- 묘사, 서술, 기재, 설명, 기술Korean
- apibūdinimas, aprašymasLithuanian
- attēlojums, aprakstsLatvian
- beschrijvingDutch
- beskrivelseNorwegian
- opisPolish
- descriçãoPortuguese
- descriere, descripțieRomanian
- описаниеRussian
- popisSlovak
- signalement, beskrivningSwedish
- వర్ణనTelugu
- tanım, vasif, tavsifTurkish
- о́писUkrainian
- تفصیلUrdu
- 描述Chinese
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