adj, noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 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.

Adjective

1. 1
   Subscribing to, or related to, descriptivism.

Synonyms

All synonyms

descriptionistdescriptionistdescriptivedescriptive approachdescriptive linguistdescriptive stance

Antonyms

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prescriptionistprescriptionisticprescriptivistprescriptivistic

Etymology

From descriptive + -ist.