| English noun: descriptivism | |||
| 1. | descriptivism (cognition) (ethics) a doctrine holding that moral statements have a truth value | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | doctrine, ism, philosophical system, philosophy, school of thought | ||
| Domain category | ethics, moral philosophy | ||
| 2. | descriptivism (cognition) (linguistics) a doctrine supporting or promoting descriptive linguistics | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | doctrine, ism, philosophical system, philosophy, school of thought | ||
| Domain category | linguistics | ||