descriptive

adj.

1. Involving or characterized by description; serving to describe.
2. Concerned with classification or description: a descriptive science.
3. Grammar.
   1. Expressing an attribute of the modified noun, as green in green grass. Used of an adjective or adjectival clause.
   2. Nonrestrictive.
4. Linguistics. Of or relating to the study or the description of a language or a specific stage of a language, with emphasis on constructing a grammar without regard to historical development, comparison with other languages, or advocated norms for correct or proper usage.

descriptively de·scrip'tive·ly adv.
descriptiveness de·scrip'tive·ness n.

adjective

Serving to describe: delineative, graphic, representative. See words.

adj

Definition: explanatory
Antonyms: confusing, cursory, undescriptive

---

IN BRIEF: adj. - Describing the structure of a language; Serving to represent or inform. Concerned with phenomena (especially language) at a particular period without considering historical antecedents.

Your tales are always very descriptive.

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - beskrivende, deskriptiv

Nederlands (Dutch)
beschrijvend

Français (French)
adj. - (gén, Ling) descriptif

Deutsch (German)
adj. - deskriptiv, beschreibend, anschaulich

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - περιγραφικός, απεικονιστικός

Italiano (Italian)
descrittivo

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - descritivo

Русский (Russian)
описательный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - descriptivo, restrictivo, basado, caracterizado

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - beskrivande, skildrande

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
描述的, 叙述的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 描述的, 敘述的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 묘사의

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 記述的な, 説明的な, 記述した

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) وصفي, تصويري‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮תיאורי‬

If you are unable to view some languages clearly, click here.

To select your translation preferences click here.