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Definition of description:

A class to which a certain representation is applicable; kind; sort.
A sketch or account of anything in words; a portraiture or representation in language; an enumeration of the essential qualities of a thing or species.
The act of describing; a delineation by marks or signs.

Synonyms:

recitation, manner, comment, expression, show, declaration, mold, breed, representation, narration, rendering, stripe, variety, order, depiction, commentary, sketch, rehearsal, portrait, exposition, words, translation, verbal description, version, sort, story, brief, cast, delineation, species, ilk, lot, stamp, feather, type, information, specification, group, persuasion, classification.

character (part of speech: noun)
- class,
- stature,
- kind,
- reputation,
- nature,
- peculiarity,
- temperament,
- repute,
- personality,
- standing,
- character,
- disposition,
- individuality
meaning (part of speech: noun)
- implication,
- tenor,
- definition,
- interpretation,
- intent,
- significance,
- gist,
- denotation,
- relevance,
- connotation,
- point,
- meaning,
- pith,
- crux,
- upshot,
- thrust,
- purpose,
- topic,
- message,
- explanation,
- drift,
- subject,
- indication
report (part of speech: noun)
- monograph,
- treatise,
- report,
- portrayal,
- summary,
- history,
- account,
- record,
- journal,
- anecdote,
- recounting,
- chronicle,
- log,
- article,
- statement,
- table,
- telling,
- diary,
- retelling,
- narrative,
- memoir
chronicle (part of speech: noun)
- docket,
- album,
- history,
- cashbook,
- catalog,
- record,
- narrative,
- log,
- register,
- account,
- yearbook,
- archive,
- calendar,
- recital,
- bank-book,
- scrapbook,
- biography,
- index,
- newspaper,
- anecdote,
- inventory,
- autobiography,
- memorandum,
- chronicle,
- statement,
- diary,
- enumeration,
- chronology,
- notebook,
- daybook,
- memo,
- book,
- journal,
- newsletter,
- ledger,
- epic

Usage examples:

The scene suggested to me the amusing description in Holmes' " Elsie Venner," of the efforts of a young lady, seated between two old gentlemen, to show off her white shoulders.

- "Eighty Years And More; Reminiscences 1815-1897", Elizabeth Cady Stanton.
Jack, of course, gave the description he had received from Terence.

- "The Three Lieutenants", W.H.G. Kingston.
The description of Rembrandt's ground in 1660 takes knowledge of the white ground for granted.

- "Rembrandt's Etching Technique: An Example", Peter Morse.