non-descriptive
adjective
(alsonondescriptive)uk/ˌnɒn.dɪˈskrɪp.tɪv/us/ˌnɑːn.dɪˈskrɪp.tɪv/notclearlydescribingorexplainingsomething, ortellingyou what it is:
Themenuwas non-descriptive: there was alistofoptions, but noinformationon theitems.
Theworkthat I'm doing now isabstract, non-descriptive, andhighlysymbolic.
If anolderpersoncomes in with nondescriptivepainthat's not gettingbetter, I'llorderaseriesoftests.
- Often,apparentlynon-descriptivetermswereoriginallydescriptiveincharacter, but overtime, they havelosttheirtransparency.
- Theproblemwith using a non-descriptivehostnameis that thenameitselfprovidesvery littleinformationon the server'spurpose.
Defining & explaining
- account (tosomeone) forsomething
- accountability
- adumbration
- annotation
- annotator
- crystallize
- demystify
- explicable
- explicate
- expound
- lay
- misdescribe
- miswrite
- nail
- nailsomeonedown
- non-defining
- non-explanatory
- outline
- rough
- trace