a piece of spoken or written language that tells what someone or something is like
Maria wrote a vivid description of the sunset in her travel journal.
The police officer asked the witness for a description of the thief.
✦ From Latin descriptio (a sketch, enumeration, representation), from describere (“to describe”).
the act or process of describing something
The teacher gave the class fifteen minutes for the description of their favorite animal.
Good storytelling depends on the careful description of characters’ feelings.
✦ See Sense 1 etymology.
