English-Thai Dictionary

descriptive

ADJ ซึ่ง พรรณา  ซึ่ง บรรยาย  expressive imaginary literary figurative sueng-pa-na-na

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

DESCRIPTIVE

a.Containing description; tending to describe; having the quality of representing; as a descriptive figure; a descriptive narration; a story descriptive of the age.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

DESCRIPTIVE

De *scrip "tive, a. Etym: [L. descriptivus: cf. F. descriptif. ]

 

Defn: Tending to describe; having the quality of representing; containing description; as, a descriptive figure; a descriptive phrase; a descriptive narration; a story descriptive of the age. Descriptive anatomy, that part of anatomy which treats of the forms and relations of parts, but not of their textures. -- Descriptive geometry, that branch of geometry. which treats of the graphic solution of problems involving three dimensions, by means of projections upon auxiliary planes. Davies & Peck (Math. Dict. ) --De *scrip "tive *ly, adv. -- De *scrip "tive *ness, n.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

descriptive

de scrip tive |diˈskriptiv dəˈskrɪptɪv | ▶adjective 1 serving or seeking to describe. • Grammar (of an adjective ) assigning a quality rather than restricting the application of the expression modified, e.g., blue as distinct from few . 2 describing or classifying without expressing feelings or judging. • Linguistics denoting or relating to an approach to language analysis that describes accents, forms, structures, and usage without making value judgments. Often contrasted with prescriptive. DERIVATIVES de scrip tive ly adverb, de scrip tive ness noun ORIGIN mid 18th cent.: from late Latin descriptivus, from descript- ‘written down, ’ from the verb describere (see describe ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

descriptive

de |scrip |tive |dɪˈskrɪptɪv | ▶adjective 1 serving or seeking to describe: the text contains some good descriptive passages. • Grammar (of an adjective ) assigning a quality rather than restricting the application of the expression modified, e.g. blue as distinct from few . 2 describing or classifying in an objective and non-judgemental way. • Linguistics denoting or relating to an approach to language analysis that describes accents, forms, structures, and usage without making value judgements. Often contrasted with prescriptive. DERIVATIVES descriptively adverb, descriptiveness noun ORIGIN mid 18th cent.: from late Latin descriptivus, from descript- ‘written down ’, from the verb describere (see describe ).

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

descriptive

descriptive adjective descriptive prose: illustrative, expressive, graphic, detailed, lively, vivid, striking; explanatory, explicative.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

descriptive

descriptive adjective his style uses colourful descriptive language: illustrative, expressive, pictorial, depictive, graphic, picturesque, vivid, striking; explanatory, elucidatory, explicative, exegetic, expository; detailed, lively, circumstantial.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

descriptive

de scrip tive /dɪskrɪ́ptɪv /形容詞 1 記述的な, 描写的な, 解説的な ; «…を » 記述 [描写 ]する «of » ▸ a name sufficiently descriptive of its construction その構造を十分に明らかにするような名 2 〘文法 〙記述的な (↔prescriptive ).～̀ gr á mmar 〘言 〙記述文法 .～̀ lingu í stics 〘言 〙記述言語学 .～ly 副詞 ～ness 名詞