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description
noun
de·scrip·tion di-ˈskrip-shən
1
a
: an act of describing
specifically : discourse intended to give a mental image of something experienced
beautiful beyond description
gave an accurate description of what he saw
b
: a statement or account giving the characteristics of someone or something : a descriptive statement or account
The review was little more than a description of the film's plot.
2
: kind or character especially as determined by salient (see SALIENT entry 1 sense 3b) features
someone fitting the suspect's description
had toys of every description
opposed to any tax of so radical a description
Synonyms
definition
delineation
depiction
picture
portrait
portraiture
portrayal
rendering
sketch
vignette
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TYPE, KIND, SORT, NATURE, DESCRIPTION, CHARACTER mean a number of individuals thought of as a group because of a common quality or qualities.
TYPE may suggest strong and clearly marked similarity throughout the items included so that each is typical of the group.
one of three basic body types
KIND may suggest natural grouping.
a zoo seemingly having animals of every kind
SORT often suggests some disparagement.
the sort of newspaper dealing in sensational stories
NATURE may imply inherent, essential resemblance rather than obvious or superficial likenesses.
two problems of a similar nature
DESCRIPTION implies a group