| NOUN | communication | description, verbal description | a statement that represents something in words |
|---|---|---|---|
| communication | description | the act of describing something | |
| cognition | description | sort or variety |
| Sounds | dihskrih'pshahn | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... | |
| Meaning | A statement that represents something in words. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | verbal description | |
| Narrower | job description | description of the responsibilities associated with a given job |
| specification, spec | A detailed description of design criteria for a piece of work | |
| word picture, word-painting, delineation, depiction, picture, characterization, characterisation | A graphic or vivid verbal description | |
| Broader | statement | A message that is stated or declared |
| Spanish | descripción | |
| Catalan | descripció | |
| Meaning | The act of describing something. | |
|---|---|---|
| Narrower | characterization, characterisation | The act of describing distinctive / distinctive characteristics / characteristics or essential features |
| label | A brief description given for purposes of identification | |
| particularization, particularisation, detailing | An individualized description of a particular instance | |
| sketch, vignette | A brief literary description | |
| Broader | speech act | The use of language to perform some act |
| Spanish | descripción | |
| Catalan | descripció | |
| Verbs | describe | give a description of |
| describe | to give an account or representation of in words | |
| Meaning | sort or variety. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "every description of book was there" | |
| Broader | kind, sort, form, variety | A category of things distinguished by some common characteristic / characteristic or quality |
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