non-descriptive en · ADJ
Etymology
From non- + descriptive.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Not descriptive; failing to provide a description.
When it comes to expressive (or socio-expressive) meaning – and this is the only kind of non-descriptive meaning that we will take into account here – there is no readily available and reasonably objective criterion which enables us to decide between identity and difference.
1995, John Lyons, Linguistic Semantics:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| nondescriptive | alternative | lexicographic |
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Translations (4)
pl bez wyrazu (not descriptive) · pl nieokreślony (not descriptive) · pl nijaki (not descriptive) · es no descriptivo (not descriptive)