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description in Arabic

وَصْف waṣf

/dɪˈskɹɪpʃən/

description in Arabic: وَصْف (waṣf), تَوْصِيف (tawṣīf), تَصْوِير (taṣwīr), تَفْصِيل (tafṣīl). In English, description means a sketch or account of anything in words; a portraiture or representation in language; an enumeration of the essential qualities of a thing or species.

Arabic words for description

account in words
وَصْف waṣf, تَوْصِيف tawṣīf, تَصْوِير taṣwīr, تَفْصِيل tafṣīl

English meaning of description

  1. noun A sketch or account of anything in words; a portraiture or representation in language; an enumeration of the essential qualities of a thing or species.
  2. noun The act of describing; a delineation by marks or signs.
  3. noun A set of characteristics by which someone or something can be recognized.
  4. noun A scientific documentation of a taxon for the purpose of introducing it to science.

Full definition of description

description in a sentence

  • give a verbal description of the events
  • a realistic description
  • The zoo had no lions, tigers, or cats of any description.

Synonyms of description

All synonyms of description

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Questions about description in Arabic

What is the meaning of description in Arabic?
Description in Arabic is وَصْف (waṣf), تَوْصِيف (tawṣīf), تَصْوِير (taṣwīr), تَفْصِيل (tafṣīl).
ما معنى كلمة description؟
Description: وَصْف (waṣf), تَوْصِيف (tawṣīf), تَصْوِير (taṣwīr), تَفْصِيل (tafṣīl).
What does description mean in English?
Description means a sketch or account of anything in words; a portraiture or representation in language; an enumeration of the essential qualities of a thing or species.

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