different between descriptive vs stative

English

Etymology

Latin d?script?vus (“containing a full description”)

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /d??sk??pt?v/

Adjective

descriptive (comparative more descriptive, superlative most descriptive)

1. Of, relating to, or providing a description.
2. (grammar) Of an adjective, stating an attribute of the associated noun (as heavy in the heavy dictionary).
3. (linguistics) Describing the structure, grammar, vocabulary and actual use of a language.
4. (sciences, philosophy) Describing and seeking to classify, as opposed to normative or prescriptive.

Antonyms

• (science): prescriptive, normative, non-descriptive

Hyponyms

• self-descriptive

Derived terms

Related terms

Translations

Noun

descriptive (plural descriptives)

1. (grammar) An adjective (or other descriptive word)

See also

• Description on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Linguistic prescription on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• discerptive

French

Adjective

descriptive

1. feminine singular of descriptif

English

Etymology

Latin stativus

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?ste?t?v/
• Rhymes: -e?t?v

Adjective

stative (not comparable)

1. (grammar) Asserting that a subject has a particular property.
2. (military, obsolete, rare) Of or relating to a fixed camp, or military posts or quarters.

Synonyms

• descriptive

Antonyms

• dynamic

Noun

stative (plural statives)

1. (grammar) A construct asserting that a subject has a particular property.

References

• stative at OneLook Dictionary Search
• stative on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Latin

Adjective

stat?ve

1. vocative masculine singular of stat?vus