description

noun
UK /dɪˈskrɪpʃən/
US /dɪˈskrɪpʃən/

Words that tell what someone or something is like.

She wrote a description of her lost dog so people could help find it.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. A kind or sort of person or thing.

He met people of every description at the fair.

3. The act of telling or writing about what something is like.

The description of the experiment was clear and easy to follow.

4. A picture or representation made with words.

The book gives a vivid description of the mountain village.