description

de-scrip-tion · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    A spoken or written account of a person, object, event, or experience.

  2. 2.

    A type or class of person or thing.

  3. 3.

    The action of describing or giving an account.

Forms

plural: descriptions

Related words

See also: describe, descriptive
Synonyms: account, characterization, depiction, explanation, portrayal

Etymology

From Latin descriptio meaning "a marking off, representation," from describere meaning "to write down."