Dictionary

descriptivist en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /dɪˈskɹɪptɪvɪst/ (UK)

Etymology

Etymology tree English descriptive Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English descriptivist From descriptive + -ist.

Meanings

1. Subscribing to, or related to, descriptivism.

Forms

Antonyms

prescriptivistic · prescriptionist · prescriptionistic · prescriptivist

Synonyms

descriptionist · descriptivistic · descriptionistic

Translations (2)

fi deskriptivistinen (Translations) · fi kuvaava (Translations)

descriptivist en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /dɪˈskɹɪptɪvɪst/ (UK)

Etymology

Etymology tree English descriptive Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English descriptivist From descriptive + -ist.

Meanings

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.

Forms

Antonyms

prescriptionist · prescriptivist

Deriveds

descriptivistic

Synonyms

descriptionist

Translations (1)

fi deskriptivisti (Translations)