descriptive
/dɪˈskrɪptɪv/adjective
उच्चारण डिस्क्रिप्टिव
वर्णनात्मक, विवरणात्मक
Core word
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saying what somebody or something is like; describing something
वर्णनात्मक, विवरणात्मक
- The novel is full of descriptive passages about the hills.
- She wrote a vivid, descriptive account of the journey.
- The students wrote a descriptive essay on a village fair.
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- Use descriptive words to make your writing lively.
- The guidebook gave a descriptive account of the old fort.
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[usually before noun] technical
(especially of a way of studying language) describing how language is actually used rather than giving rules for how it should be used
(भाषा-विज्ञान में) वर्णनात्मक
- descriptive grammar
- descriptive linguistics
- A descriptive approach records how people actually speak.
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- The dictionary takes a descriptive view of the language.
- Descriptive studies record words as they are used today.
Opposite prescriptive
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
descriptive + noun
'Descriptive' is an adjective used before a noun: descriptive essay, descriptive writing, descriptive grammar.
'Descriptive' विशेषण है जो संज्ञा से पहले आता है: descriptive essay, descriptive writing, descriptive grammar।
- The exam has a descriptive paper.
- She wrote a descriptive essay on Holi.
descriptive vs prescriptive
Descriptive grammar records how people actually speak; prescriptive grammar lays down how they should speak.
Descriptive grammar बताता है कि लोग वास्तव में कैसे बोलते हैं; prescriptive grammar बताता है कि उन्हें कैसे बोलना चाहिए।
- A dictionary of usage is descriptive.
- School grammar is often prescriptive.
descriptive of
It can be followed by 'of' to mean that something describes or expresses: 'a word descriptive of his nature'.
इसके बाद 'of' आकर बताता है कि कोई चीज़ किसी बात का वर्णन करती है।
- The term is descriptive of his style.
- The title is descriptive of the content.
descriptive paper (exams)
Many Indian exams have a descriptive paper in which candidates write essays, letters and précis.
कई भारतीय परीक्षाओं में descriptive paper होता है जिसमें निबंध, पत्र और précis लिखने होते हैं।
- The bank exam has a descriptive test in English.
- The SSC CGL has a descriptive paper in Tier 3.
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descriptive + noun
essaywritingpassagepapertitle
- The SSC CGL includes a descriptive paper.
adverb + descriptive
highlypurelymerelyveryrichly
- The poem is richly descriptive.
descriptive + subject
grammarstatisticslinguisticsresearchapproach
- Descriptive statistics summarise a set of data.
verb + descriptive
writeusepreferfindbe
- Use descriptive words to make your essay lively.
descriptive + language
languagedetailphraseadjectivesstyle
- Her descriptive language brought the scene to life.
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- Radhika practised a descriptive essay on 'My Village' every Sunday.
राधिका हर रविवार 'My Village' पर descriptive essay का अभ्यास करती थी।
- The passage is more descriptive than argumentative.
यह गद्यांश तर्कपूर्ण से अधिक वर्णनात्मक है।
- A descriptive note on each exhibit was placed beside it.
हर प्रदर्श के पास उसका वर्णनात्मक विवरण रखा गया था।
- Descriptive statistics tell us the average and range of the marks.
Descriptive statistics हमें अंकों का औसत और विस्तार बताते हैं।
- Her letters are full of descriptive detail about the hills.
उसके पत्र पहाड़ों के वर्णनात्मक ब्योरों से भरे होते हैं।
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✗ The essay is very descriptive about the festival.
✓ The essay is very descriptive of the festival.
The preposition after 'descriptive' is 'of'.
'Descriptive' के बाद preposition 'of' आता है।
✗ The writer gave a descriptive of the scene.
✓ The writer gave a description of the scene.
'Descriptive' is an adjective; the noun needed after 'a' is 'description'.
'Descriptive' विशेषण है; 'a' के बाद संज्ञा 'description' चाहिए।
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?Which word?
Do not confuse descriptive (describing what is actually so) and prescriptive (saying what ought to be done).
Descriptive (जो वास्तव में है उसका वर्णन करने वाला) और prescriptive (क्या किया जाना चाहिए यह बताने वाला) को आपस में confuse न करें।