different between descriptive vs evaluative

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

evaluate +? -ive

Adjective

evaluative (comparative more evaluative, superlative most evaluative)

1. Relating to the assignment of value to a person, thing, or event.
2. judgmental; tending to reduce a thing to a simple evaluation.

German

Adjective

evaluative

1. inflection of evaluativ:
   1. strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
   2. strong nominative/accusative plural
   3. weak nominative all-gender singular
   4. weak accusative feminine/neuter singular