descriptivism vs philosophy

descriptivism and philosophy both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
descriptivism	Yes	No	No	No
philosophy	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, philosophy is a hypernym of descriptivism; that is, philosophy is a word with a broader meaning than descriptivism:

descriptivism: (linguistics) a doctrine supporting or promoting descriptive linguistics
philosophy: a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school

Other hypernyms of descriptivism include doctrine, ism, philosophical system, school of thought.

As nouns, philosophy is a hypernym of descriptivism; that is, philosophy is a word with a broader meaning than descriptivism:

descriptivism: (ethics) a doctrine holding that moral statements have a truth value
philosophy: a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school

Other hypernyms of descriptivism include doctrine, ism, philosophical system, school of thought.

descriptivism (noun)	philosophy (noun)
(linguistics) a doctrine supporting or promoting descriptive linguistics	the rational investigation of questions about existence and knowledge and ethics
(ethics) a doctrine holding that moral statements have a truth value	a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school
	any personal belief about how to live or how to deal with a situation