descrierea

descrierea is the Romanian noun meaning “the description.” It denotes a written or spoken account that outlines the features, characteristics, or properties of a person, object, process, or phenomenon. The term is used across domains to convey what is being described, whether in scientific reports, technical manuals, or literary prose.

Etymology and form: descrierea derives from Latin descriptio, through Romanian. The base noun is descriere, a feminine word, and its definite singular form is descrierea. In plural, common forms are descrieri (indefinite) and descrierile (definite). The word is closely related to similar terms in other Romance languages and to the English word description.

Morphology and usage: descriere is a feminine noun, and its definite singular is descrierea. It is frequently followed by phrases naming the thing described, such as descrierea obiectului or descrierea procesului. Grammatically, it can function as subject or object in a sentence: “Descrierea este detaliată” or “Autorul oferă descrierea spațiului.”

Contexts and applicability: In scientific and technical writing, descrierea provides a detailed account of characteristics, measurements, and classifications, for example descrierea unei specii or descrierea produsului. In literature and arts, it refers to passages that depict scenes, characters, or moods. In data and software contexts, descrierea may refer to a description field or metadata that explains content.

See also: descriere (the noun without the definite article), a descrie (to describe). In usage, the term is often contrasted with more interpretive or evaluative language, depending on whether the goal is factual description or critical analysis.