a spoken or written representation or account of a person, object, or event.
"people who had seen him were able to give a description"
synonyms: account, report, rendition, explanation, illustration, chronicle, narration, narrative, story, commentary, portrayal, portrait, details
a sort, kind, or class of people or things.
"ships of every description"
synonyms: sort, variety, kind, type, category, order, breed, class, designation, specification, genre, gen