Explicit vs Description - What's the difference?
explicit | description |
Very specific, clear, or detailed.
(euphemism) Containing material (e.g. language or film footage) that might be deemed offensive or graphic.
(obsolete)
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.
As an adjective explicit
is explicit.As a noun 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.explicit
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- I gave explicit instructions for him to stay here, but he followed me, anyway.
- The film had several scenes including explicit language and sex.
Synonyms
* express, manifest, overt * (containing offensive material) raunchyAntonyms
* implicit, unexplicit, vague * (containing offensive material) circumspectDerived terms
* explicitation * explicitly * explicitnessExternal links
* * ----description
English
(wikipedia description)Noun
(en noun)- The type description of the fungus was written by a botanist.