Definition of DESCRIPTIVE

descriptive

Plural: descriptives

Adjective

  • serving to describe or inform or characterized by description
    • "the descriptive variable"
    • "a descriptive passage"
  • describing the structure of a language
    • "descriptive grammar"

Adj

  • Of, relating to, or providing a description.
  • Of an adjective, stating an attribute of the associated noun (as heavy in the heavy dictionary).
  • Describing the structure, grammar, vocabulary and actual use of a language.
  • Describing and seeking to classify, as opposed to normative or prescriptive.

Noun

  • An adjective (or other descriptive word)

Origin / Etymology

From Latin dēscriptīvus (“containing a full description”).

Antonyms

prescriptive, undescriptive, non-descriptive, normative

Scrabble Score: 19

descriptive: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
descriptive: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
descriptive: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 22

descriptive: valid Words With Friends Word