description
n. C / Un. a picture in words that tells you what someone or something is like. You use it to help others imagine a person, place, or thing.
n. a spoken or written representation of a person, object, or event. Often functions as a detailed account of characteristics and qualities to facilitate identification or visualization.
The police asked for a description of the thief.
The travel brochure provided a vivid description of the hotel's private beach and luxury spa facilities.
While the technical manual offers a functional description of the machine, it fails to address the safety protocols required for daily operation in a high-pressure environment.
From Middle English descripcioun, from Old French description and its etymon, Latin dēscrīptiō, noun of action of dēscrībō (“to describe”). Equivalent to describe + -tion.
Countable when referring to a specific instance of describing; uncountable when referring to the act or power of describing in general.
He gave a description about the house.He gave a description of the house.The noun description is almost always followed by the preposition 'of' rather than 'about'.