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Pronunciation / Transliteration: vivaraṇātmaka
"उपन्यास में विवरणात्मक अंश ने परिदृश्य को जीवंत चित्रित किया।"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Serving to describe or characterize something.
"The descriptive passage in the novel vividly painted the landscape." - 2
Relating to the use of language to convey information about a subject.
"In descriptive statistics, we summarize and describe the features of a dataset."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'descriptive' originates from the Latin 'descriptivus', which means 'to describe'. It evolved through Middle French 'descriptif', reflecting the transition from a focus on mere description to a more nuanced understanding of representation in language and art during the Renaissance period.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Descriptive" is said worldwide
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descriptif
Transliteration: deh-skrip-teef
"Le passage descriptif dans le roman peignait vivement le paysage."
beschreibend
Transliteration: be-shreib-end
"Der beschreibende Abschnitt im Roman malte die Landschaft lebhaft."
descrittivo
Transliteration: de-skrít-ti-vo
"Il passaggio descrittivo nel romanzo dipingeva vividamente il paesaggio."
descriptivo
Transliteration: des-krip-ti-vo
"El pasaje descriptivo en la novela pintaba vívidamente el paisaje."
descritivo
Transliteration: des-kri-tivo
"A passagem descritiva no romance pintava vividamente a paisagem."
विवरणात्मक
Transliteration: vivaraṇātmaka
"उपन्यास में विवरणात्मक अंश ने परिदृश्य को जीवंत चित्रित किया।"
描述性
Transliteration: miáoshùxìng
"小说中的描述性段落生动地描绘了风景。"
서술적인
Transliteration: seosuljeogin
"소설의 서술적인 구절은 풍경을 생생하게 그려냈다."
記述的
Transliteration: kijutsuteki
"小説の記述的な部分は風景を生き生きと描写していた。"
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