"description" | Definition and Related Words

Noun

is a type of: statement - a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc
subtypes:
- job description - description of the responsibilities associated with a given job
- spec, specification - a detailed description of design criteria for a piece of work
- characterisation, characterization, delineation, depiction, picture, word picture, word-painting - a graphic or vivid verbal description
same as: verbal description
is a type of: speech act - the use of language to perform some act
subtypes:
- characterisation, characterization - the act of describing distinctive characteristics or essential features
- label - a brief description given for purposes of identification
- detailing, particularisation, particularization - an individualized description of a particular instance
- sketch, vignette - a brief literary description
is a type of: form, kind, sort, variety - a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality