descriptivist

English

Etymology

descriptive +‎ -ist

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /dɪˈskɹɪptɪvɪst/

Adjective

descriptivist (comparative more descriptivist, superlative most descriptivist)

1. Subscribing to, or related to, descriptivism.

Synonyms

• descriptionist
• descriptionistic
• descriptivistic

 

Antonyms

• prescriptionist
• prescriptionistic
• prescriptivist
• prescriptivistic

 

Translations

Translations

• Finnish: deskriptivistinen, kuvaava (fi)

Noun

descriptivist (plural descriptivists)

1. (linguistics) 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

Translations

Translations

• Finnish: deskriptivisti

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed 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