A set of characteristics by which someone or something can be recognized.
Used in a Sentence
descriptions
Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for descriptions.
Editorial note
Only 2% of the descriptions at Wikipedia mention traffic, but that is too low because some do not have descriptions.
Examples14
Definitions4
Parts of speech1
Quick take
A set of characteristics by which someone or something can be recognized.
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of descriptions gathered in one view.
The act of describing; a delineation by marks or signs.
(linguistics) A descriptive linguistic survey.
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for descriptions.
noun
A set of characteristics by which someone or something can be recognized.
noun
The act of describing; a delineation by marks or signs.
noun
(linguistics) A descriptive linguistic survey.
noun
(taxonomy) A scientific documentation of a taxon for the purpose of introducing it to science.
Example sentences
Only 2% of the descriptions at Wikipedia mention traffic, but that is too low because some do not have descriptions.
You're middling in technicalities and details while ignoring that overall, the two descriptions create the same outcome.
Side note: rereading a bit the descriptions of the tests, it seems these are targeted toward an American audience.
We're after engineers and devops of numerous descriptions to add to our world class team in Reading and London, UK.
Some of the descriptions make it sound like some are using other materials for at least some of the metal parts.
A couple of rule descriptions were ambiguous, rules 5 & 6 (at least to me).
It took me about 1 minute find other repositories using derogatory descriptions of people.
Bad grammar and poor language, complicated descriptions of simple things, focusing on unimportant parts - are huge telltales of problems in a person's thinking.
It's how I've interpreted it from the outside looking at descriptions/slides vs results.
I was quite shocked myself and I also found the descriptions vague.
Those aren't typically derogatory descriptions of people, though.
- The descriptions in your skills section make me wonder if you're telling the truth.
Quote examples
Given that your high-level summary of your tasks during the 80s and 90s didn't include any descriptions of "long hours" or "frantic scrambles for deadlines", would it be fair to say that -in your experience- -during the PC boom- tech company management encouraged their workers to work no more than 40 hours per week and take as much leave as they required?
"if you're a pilot or into aviation, definitely read Fate is the Hunter." Second that, "Fate is the Hunter" [0] by Ernest Gann [1] describes the precarious life of a US career airline pilot (including descriptions of flying DC2's, DC3's & DC4's, flight seniority and luck) between the 30's to the 50's.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use descriptions in a sentence?
Only 2% of the descriptions at Wikipedia mention traffic, but that is too low because some do not have descriptions.
What does descriptions mean?
A set of characteristics by which someone or something can be recognized.
What part of speech is descriptions?
descriptions is commonly used as noun.