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Definition of description in English: descriptionnoun dɪˈskrɪpʃ(ə)ndəˈskrɪpʃ(ə)n 1A spoken or written account of a person, object, or event. people who had seen him were able to give a description Example sentencesExamples - When he began to write about cricket most reporters wrote spare, parched descriptions of the play.
- If that plot description sounds a little confusing, have no fear.
- Cassini wrote a detailed description of precisely how the longitude measurements were to be carried out.
- Detailed job descriptions are provided to encourage teacher participation in the association.
- Thereafter the description of events is dependent upon her account only.
- He added that police did not yet have a description of the attacker.
- The girls gave officers an apt description of the vehicle and the registration number.
- But at times, it is important to intertwine poetic phrases and vivid descriptions.
- "None of the members of staff fit the description given by the girls."
- Don't read this book if you want a detailed description of any particular mission to space.
- The vivid descriptions in the books helped him greatly.
- But they honored my decision to keep the man's description vague.
- He said the victim was only able to give a brief description of her attacker.
- Tabloid newspapers also favour emotive words over objective descriptions of events.
- Brief physical descriptions are, however, supplied where appropriate in the discussion of specific occurrences.
- Additional information that is of value includes a brief description of the methods used to construct the library.
- Each chapter is preceded by the author's description of why and how she decided to study volcanoes.
- Detailed descriptions are provided in the project report.
- With five bedrooms, gymnasium and a Jacuzzi, it is certainly does not fit the description of the average croft.
- Write a brief description of the type of photographs that appear in each section.
Synonyms account, explanation, elucidation, illustration, representation, interpretation chronicle, report, narration, narrative, story, recounting, rendition, relation, commentary, version, portrayal, portrait, word picture, evocation details - 1.1mass noun The action of giving a spoken or written account.
the emphasis was placed on explanation rather than description Example sentencesExamples - Despite its apparently narrow extent, knowledge by acquaintance is supposed to provide the foundation for knowledge by description.
- Research into health inequality now aims to move away from description and towards explanation.
- Above all, the emphasis was placed firmly on explanation rather than description.
- She is a master of exposition and description, with a ready ear for a telling anecdote.
- Everyone exclaims about your great powers of description, how vivid and alive your writing is.
2A type or class of people or things. it is laughably easy to buy drugs of all descriptions Example sentencesExamples - Our major concerns are pollution of all descriptions, both airborne and noise.
- The place has one of the longer bars in York, boasting beers, bottles and spirits of all descriptions.
- On the tube yesterday, travellers of every description could be heard auditing their families.
- The Web can help you walk, talk and make ponchos of all descriptions.
- Go into Klagenfurt, a beautiful town, full of public squares and boutiques of every description.
- Elsewhere, we came across storks, ruffs and egrets, and herons of all descriptions.
- I've tried countless competitions of all descriptions for years with no success.
- There will be comedy routines, monologues and young people playing music of all descriptions and tastes.
- The old church building was packed with at least a hundred furs of every description.
- Every available area is taken up by paintings of all descriptions and all styles.
- There will be a selection of bedding plants, shrubs and plants of every description on sale.
- My family have had boats of every description on the lake for the past 100 years.
- Yet there are parents who seek out professional tutors of all descriptions for children who are barely old enough to hold a book.
- This rivalry had involved civil wars, peasant uprisings, and religious strife of every description.
- I remember seeing the long line of people waiting with pots and pans of all descriptions.
- Boats of all descriptions were motoring and sailing by, looking for at least one of the reported 500.
- On the way back, I could see the kite fest was starting to get going and the sky was beginning to fill with kites of all descriptions.
- Fresh seafood of all descriptions is available everywhere and at affordable prices.
- He has received dozens of invitations this week from clubs of all descriptions.
- The dry goods stores are a heaven to visit, full of chillies of all descriptions and sizes.
Synonyms sort, variety, kind, style, type, category, order, breed, species, class, designation, specification, genre, genus, brand, make, character, ilk, kidney, grain, stamp, mould North American stripe
Phrases To a great and astonishing extent. his face was swollen beyond description Example sentencesExamples - Wherever he went were piles of dust deep multiple inches deep, cobwebs of size beyond description, and heaps of rubble where the ceiling had collapsed or walls had caved in.
- Her kindness, warmth and gentle nature went beyond description.
- However, due to limited mobility, any entertainment that comes to them brings pleasure beyond description.
- And I'm certainly not worried about being in England - to be honest, I'm excited beyond description.
- Seeing people's lives changed and transformed is both exciting and rewarding beyond description.
- What happened next is almost beyond description, but I'll do my best.
- The sight was magnificent beyond description.
- It's a tragedy beyond description and I want the full country and the medical profession to realise just how dreadful this whole story is.
- This time, the nightmarish anxiety alone was beyond description.
- ‘The thrill, the mad delirium of being free is beyond description,’ he writes.
Be so unusual or remarkable as to be impossible to describe. the sheer scale of the Requiem defies description Example sentencesExamples - The sheer wickedness of what you have done defies description.
- It's all true, his work almost defies description, scene after vivid scene pulls you headlong through the pages and then suddenly, it's all over, and I really didn't want it to end.
- The prospects sound fabulous but seem to defy description.
- The manner and magnitude of the attack defy description.
- It's a psychological bond and a real establishment of a cultural commitment and connection that defies description.
- The courage shown by passengers in that flight defies description.
- The poverty and simplicity of these tribals defies description.
- That building is so ugly that it defies description.
- However, in this piece, she played a brash American, with an accent which defies description.
- The bishop's statement continued as follows: ‘The extent and scale of the horror defies description.’
Origin Late Middle English: via Old French from Latin descriptio(n-), from describere 'write down'. Rhymes ascription, circumscription, conscription, decryption, Egyptian, encryption, inscription, misdescription, prescription, subscription, superscription, transcription Definition of description in US English: descriptionnoundəˈskrɪpʃ(ə)ndəˈskripSH(ə)n 1A spoken or written representation or account of a person, object, or event. people who had seen him were able to give a description Example sentencesExamples - Brief physical descriptions are, however, supplied where appropriate in the discussion of specific occurrences.
- When he began to write about cricket most reporters wrote spare, parched descriptions of the play.
- Don't read this book if you want a detailed description of any particular mission to space.
- He added that police did not yet have a description of the attacker.
- Cassini wrote a detailed description of precisely how the longitude measurements were to be carried out.
- Detailed job descriptions are provided to encourage teacher participation in the association.
- Each chapter is preceded by the author's description of why and how she decided to study volcanoes.
- With five bedrooms, gymnasium and a Jacuzzi, it is certainly does not fit the description of the average croft.
- But they honored my decision to keep the man's description vague.
- The vivid descriptions in the books helped him greatly.
- But at times, it is important to intertwine poetic phrases and vivid descriptions.
- Thereafter the description of events is dependent upon her account only.
- The girls gave officers an apt description of the vehicle and the registration number.
- Write a brief description of the type of photographs that appear in each section.
- Tabloid newspapers also favour emotive words over objective descriptions of events.
- "None of the members of staff fit the description given by the girls."
- If that plot description sounds a little confusing, have no fear.
- He said the victim was only able to give a brief description of her attacker.
- Additional information that is of value includes a brief description of the methods used to construct the library.
- Detailed descriptions are provided in the project report.
Synonyms account, explanation, elucidation, illustration, representation, interpretation - 1.1 The action of giving a spoken or written representation or account.
teaching by demonstration and description Example sentencesExamples - Research into health inequality now aims to move away from description and towards explanation.
- Above all, the emphasis was placed firmly on explanation rather than description.
- She is a master of exposition and description, with a ready ear for a telling anecdote.
- Everyone exclaims about your great powers of description, how vivid and alive your writing is.
- Despite its apparently narrow extent, knowledge by acquaintance is supposed to provide the foundation for knowledge by description.
2A sort, kind, or class of people or things. ships of every description Example sentencesExamples - On the way back, I could see the kite fest was starting to get going and the sky was beginning to fill with kites of all descriptions.
- The place has one of the longer bars in York, boasting beers, bottles and spirits of all descriptions.
- My family have had boats of every description on the lake for the past 100 years.
- The dry goods stores are a heaven to visit, full of chillies of all descriptions and sizes.
- The Web can help you walk, talk and make ponchos of all descriptions.
- I remember seeing the long line of people waiting with pots and pans of all descriptions.
- Every available area is taken up by paintings of all descriptions and all styles.
- Our major concerns are pollution of all descriptions, both airborne and noise.
- On the tube yesterday, travellers of every description could be heard auditing their families.
- Elsewhere, we came across storks, ruffs and egrets, and herons of all descriptions.
- Yet there are parents who seek out professional tutors of all descriptions for children who are barely old enough to hold a book.
- Fresh seafood of all descriptions is available everywhere and at affordable prices.
- There will be a selection of bedding plants, shrubs and plants of every description on sale.
- He has received dozens of invitations this week from clubs of all descriptions.
- The old church building was packed with at least a hundred furs of every description.
- There will be comedy routines, monologues and young people playing music of all descriptions and tastes.
- Boats of all descriptions were motoring and sailing by, looking for at least one of the reported 500.
- I've tried countless competitions of all descriptions for years with no success.
- Go into Klagenfurt, a beautiful town, full of public squares and boutiques of every description.
- This rivalry had involved civil wars, peasant uprisings, and religious strife of every description.
Synonyms sort, variety, kind, style, type, category, order, breed, species, class, designation, specification, genre, genus, brand, make, character, ilk, kidney, grain, stamp, mould
Phrases To a great and astonishing extent. his face was swollen beyond description Example sentencesExamples - Wherever he went were piles of dust deep multiple inches deep, cobwebs of size beyond description, and heaps of rubble where the ceiling had collapsed or walls had caved in.
- This time, the nightmarish anxiety alone was beyond description.
- Seeing people's lives changed and transformed is both exciting and rewarding beyond description.
- Her kindness, warmth and gentle nature went beyond description.
- And I'm certainly not worried about being in England - to be honest, I'm excited beyond description.
- ‘The thrill, the mad delirium of being free is beyond description,’ he writes.
- The sight was magnificent beyond description.
- What happened next is almost beyond description, but I'll do my best.
- However, due to limited mobility, any entertainment that comes to them brings pleasure beyond description.
- It's a tragedy beyond description and I want the full country and the medical profession to realise just how dreadful this whole story is.
Be so unusual or remarkable as to be impossible to describe. the sheer scale of the Requiem defies description Example sentencesExamples - The manner and magnitude of the attack defy description.
- The poverty and simplicity of these tribals defies description.
- The prospects sound fabulous but seem to defy description.
- The courage shown by passengers in that flight defies description.
- It's a psychological bond and a real establishment of a cultural commitment and connection that defies description.
- The sheer wickedness of what you have done defies description.
- The bishop's statement continued as follows: ‘The extent and scale of the horror defies description.’
- That building is so ugly that it defies description.
- However, in this piece, she played a brash American, with an accent which defies description.
- It's all true, his work almost defies description, scene after vivid scene pulls you headlong through the pages and then suddenly, it's all over, and I really didn't want it to end.
answer (to)(or fit) the description Have the qualities specified. Example sentencesExamples - In fact, Marcus is the only forward who answers the description and he won't have quite the same energy he brings off the bench.
- Well, accept that as a basis that these people have offended on a number of occasions, over a long period, and one or more of their offences answers the description in section 203 of the Act.
- If answered correctly, and the appearance of the person sufficiently answers the description, this, with the presentation of the pass book, is considered sufficient evidence to pay on.
- Creeping phlox answers the description, and the pink candy striped variety will blend well with the pink tones of most Helleborus orientalis.
- His searching glance falls upon a simple cottage, which answers the description given him by the villagers, and as he approaches, the fluttering sound of a bevy of children from within greets his ears.
Origin Late Middle English: via Old French from Latin descriptio(n-), from describere ‘write down’. |