descriptive

• Dient dazu, etwas zu beschreiben oder darzustellen; gibt Informationen darüber, wie etwas aussieht, sich anfühlt oder sich verhält.

Serving to describe or depict something; giving information about how something looks, feels, or behaves.

1. Giving detailsB2formal

   Serving to describe or depict something in detail.

   Beschreibend

   • The report was very descriptive about the events.
   • She gave a descriptive account of her travels.
   • The author's descriptive style brings the scene to life.

   Synonymedepictivedetailedexpressivegraphicillustrativepicturesquevivid

   Antonymeimpreciseinexplicitvague

2. Linguistic classificationC1formal

   Relating to the description of language as it is used, rather than prescribing rules.

   Deskriptiv

   • Descriptive grammar focuses on how people actually speak.
   • Linguists use descriptive methods to analyze dialects.
   • This dictionary takes a descriptive approach to word usage.

   Synonymeempiricalobservational

   Antonymeprescriptive