description

de·scrip·tion

noun \di-ˈskrip-shən\

Definition of DESCRIPTION

1

a : an act of describing; specifically : discourse intended to give a mental image of something experienced b : a descriptive statement or account

2

: kind or character especially as determined by salient features <opposed to any tax of so radical a description>

Examples of DESCRIPTION

1. Reporters called the scene “a disaster area,” and I think that was an accurate description.
2. I applied for the position after reading the job description.
3. a writer with a gift of description

Origin of DESCRIPTION

Middle English descripcioun, from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French, from Latin description-, descriptio, from describere

First Known Use: 14th century

Related to DESCRIPTION

Synonyms: definition, delineation, depiction, picture, portrait, portraiture, portrayal, rendering, sketch, vignette

Related Words: account, anecdote, chronicle, narrative, report, story, tale, yarn; demonstration, exemplification, illustration; clarification, elucidation, explanation, explication, exposition

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Rhymes with DESCRIPTION

ascription, conniption, conscription, decryption, Egyptian, encryption, inscription, prescription, proscription, subscription, transcription