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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024de•scrip•tion /dɪˈskrɪpʃən/USA pronunciation n. - a statement or an account that describes:[countable]provided the police with a description of the killer.
- the act or method of describing:[uncountable]A police officer develops good powers of observation and description.
- [count; usually singular] sort;
kind;
variety:She liked dogs of every description.
de•scrip•tive /dɪˈskrɪptɪv/USA pronunciation adj.: She wrote a descriptive essay of her favorite place.de•scrip•tive•ly, adv. See -scrib-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024de•scrip•tion (di skrip′shən),USA pronunciation n. - a statement, picture in words, or account that describes;
descriptive representation. - the act or method of describing.
- sort;
kind;
variety:dogs of every description. - Mathematics[Geom.]the act or process of describing a figure.
- Latin dēscrīptiōn- (stem of dēscrīptiō), equivalent. to dēscrīpt(us) (past participle of dēscrībere to describe) + -iōn- -ion
- Middle English descripcioun 1300–50
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged species; nature, character, condition; ilk.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: description /dɪˈskrɪpʃən/ n - a statement or account that describes; representation in words
- the act, process, or technique of describing
- sort, kind, or variety: reptiles of every description
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