kuvailu — meaning in English
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English meaning
- description noun A written or spoken account of what something is like.
- imagery noun Pictures or visual representations considered as a group, especially photos or scans.
- portrayal noun The way someone or something is represented or depicted, especially in a performance or artwork.
Senses
kuvailu is used for these senses in English:
- description (linguistics) The act or practice of recording and describing actual language usage in a given speech community, as opposed to prescription, i.e. laying down norms of language usage.
- imagery Rhetorical decoration in writing or speaking; vivid descriptions presenting or suggesting images of sensible objects; figures in discourse.
- portrayal The act of portraying.
description — full definition
- noun A written or spoken account of what something is like.
- noun A category or type that something belongs to.
imagery — full definition
- noun Pictures or visual representations considered as a group, especially photos or scans.
- noun Descriptive language in writing or speech that creates vivid mental pictures.