ETYM French description, Latin descriptio. Related to Describe.
1. A act of describing something.
2. A statement that represents something in words; SYN. verbal description.
3. Sort or variety.

A kind of person.

ETYM Old Eng. kinde, cunde, as. cynd. Related to Kind.
A category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality; SYN. sort, form, variety.

ETYM Latin persuasio. Related to French persuasion.
1. Changing a person's beliefs by argument or reasoning or entreaty.
2. Inducement by argument or reasoning or entreaty.
3. The act of persuading (or attempting to persuade); SYN. suasion.

1. A person of a particular character or nature
2. An approximate definition or example