descriptivist

English

Etymology

descriptive +‎ -ist

Adjective

descriptivist (comparative more descriptivist, superlative most descriptivist)

1. Subscribing to, or related to, descriptivism.

Synonyms

• descriptionist
• descriptionistic
• descriptivistic

Antonyms

• prescriptionist
• prescriptionistic
• prescriptivist
• prescriptivistic

Noun

descriptivist (plural descriptivists)

1. Someone who records and describes actual rules regarding language usage, or who believes that linguistic norms should be defined by usage rather than theory.

Synonyms

• descriptionist

Antonyms

• prescriptionist
• prescriptivist

Derived terms

• descriptivistic

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Romanian

Etymology

From French descriptiviste

Noun

descriptivist m (plural descriptiviști)

1. descriptivist

Declension

Declension of descriptivist

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) descriptivist	descriptivistul	(niște) descriptiviști	descriptiviștii
genitive/dative	(unui) descriptivist	descriptivistului	(unor) descriptiviști	descriptiviștilor
vocative	descriptivistule		descriptiviștilor