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description

/dɪˈskɹɪpʃən/noun3 syllables

Description means: a statement that represents something in words.

Synonyms for description5

noun, as in a statement that represents something in words

verbal description

also used for description

sort, kind, type, variety

Includes material from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.

What does description mean?3

noun

1

a statement that represents something in words

2

the act of describing something

3

sort or variety“every description of book was there”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with description?7

three syllables

egyptiansubscriptionprescriptionencryptioninscriptiontranscriptionconscription
Show 40 near rhymes
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Description in a sentence

  • This description of events is completely exaggerated, even if it's essentially true.feyero
  • The patient's descriptions of her family are vivid, but very cynical.papabear
  • We need a detailed description of what happened.CK
  • A full description of him has been circulated in every newspaper.CM
  • The fear we felt at the earthquake was beyond description.unknown
  • The beauty of the scenery was beyond description.CM
  • The beauty of the sight is beyond description.unknown
  • The beauty of the sunrise was beyond description.CM

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Forms of description

as a noun

plural
descriptions