descriptivist

English

Etymology

From 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, feminine equivalent descriptivistă)

1. descriptivist

Declension

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	descriptivist	descriptivistul		descriptiviști	descriptiviștii
genitive-dative	descriptivist	descriptivistului		descriptiviști	descriptiviștilor
vocative	descriptivistule			descriptiviștilor