different between descriptivist vs prescriptivist

English

Etymology

descriptive +? -ist

Adjective

descriptivist (comparative more descriptivist, superlative most descriptivist)

1. Subscribing to, or related to, descriptivism.

Synonyms

• descriptionist
• descriptionistic
• descriptivistic

Antonyms

• prescriptionist
• prescriptionistic
• prescriptivist
• prescriptivistic

Noun

descriptivist (plural descriptivists)

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.

Synonyms

• descriptionist

Antonyms

• prescriptionist
• prescriptivist

Derived terms

• descriptivistic

Romanian

Etymology

From French descriptiviste

Noun

descriptivist m (plural descriptivi?ti)

1. descriptivist

Declension

English

Etymology

prescriptive +? -ist

Noun

prescriptivist (plural prescriptivists)

1. Someone who lays down rules regarding language usage, or who believes that traditional norms of language usage should be upheld.

Synonyms

• prescriptionist

Antonyms

• descriptionist
• descriptivist

Related terms

• prescribe
• prescriptivism
• prescriptivistic

See also

• grammarian

Adjective

prescriptivist (comparative more prescriptivist, superlative most prescriptivist)

1. Having a tendency to prescribe.

Synonyms

• prescriptionist
• prescriptionistic
• prescriptivistic

Antonyms

• descriptionist
• descriptionistic
• descriptivist
• descriptivistic

Related terms

• prescribe
• prescriptivism
• prescriptivistic