description
UK: dɪˈskrɪpʃən | US: dɪˈskrɪpʃən
n. a spoken or written account of someone or something
n. the action of describing someone or something
n. (in philosophy/logic) a representation by words of something observed or experienced
Derived from Latin descriptio ("a detailed representation"), formed from de- (emphasizing thoroughness) + scribere ("to write"). The morpheme script preserves the original Latin root meaning "writing," while -ion nominalizes the action. The word evolved through Old French description before entering English, retaining its core sense of "detailed written account."
The police issued a detailed description of the suspect.
Her vivid description of the landscape painted a clear picture in my mind.
The book lacks a proper description of the main character’s motivations.
Scientific descriptions must be precise and objective.
He gave a humorous description of his travel mishaps.