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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

  1. noun A written or spoken account of what something is like.
  2. noun A category or type that something belongs to.

imagery — full definition

  1. noun Pictures or visual representations considered as a group, especially photos or scans.
  2. noun Descriptive language in writing or speech that creates vivid mental pictures.

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