descriptive

• Qui sert à décrire ou à représenter quelque chose ; qui fournit des informations sur l'apparence, la sensation ou le comportement de ce qui est décrit.

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.

   Qui décrit en détail

   • 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.

   Synonymesdepictivedetailedexpressivegraphicillustrativepicturesquevivid

   Antonymesimpreciseinexplicitvague

2. Linguistic classificationC1formal

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

   Descriptif (en linguistique)

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

   Synonymesempiricalobservational

   Antonymesprescriptive