English Explanatory Dictionary

descriptionist

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Synonym of descriptivist.
  2. One who subscribes to descriptionism.
adj
  1. Descriptivist.
  2. Regarding utterances as primarily descriptive rather than as rigidly specifying a particular thing or kind of thing.
  3. Of or relating to descriptionism (theory of truth).

Pronunciation

/dəˈskɹɪpʃənəst/

Word forms

descriptionist descriptionists

Etymology

From description + -ist.

Synonyms

descriptivist

Related words

descriptionism

Derived words

descriptionistic
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