Description vs Explanation - What's the difference?
description | explanation |
A sketch or account of anything in words; a portraiture or representation in language; an enumeration of the essential qualities of a thing or species.
The act of describing; a delineation by marks or signs.
A set of characteristics by which someone or something can be recognized.
(biology) A scientific documentation of a specimen intended to reveal a new species by technically explaining its characteristics and particularly how it differs from other species.
The act or process of explaining.
Something that explains, makes understandable.
(euphemistic) An excuse, apologetic justification not based on enough evidence.
Explanation is a synonym of description.
As nouns the difference between description and explanation
is that description is a sketch or account of anything in words; a portraiture or representation in language; an enumeration of the essential qualities of a thing or species while explanation is the act or process of explaining.description
English
(wikipedia description)Noun
(en noun)- The type description of the fungus was written by a botanist.
Synonyms
* (characteristics) sort, kind, type, varietyExternal links
* *See also
* synopsis * interpretationAnagrams
* ----explanation
English
(wikipedia explanation)Noun
(en noun)- The explanation was long and drawn-out.
- An explanation for each UFO sighting was easily found.
- expense.