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descent

/dəˈsɛnt/noun2 syllables

Descent means: the hereditary derivation of an individual.

Synonyms for descent20

noun, as in the hereditary derivation of an individual

lineage, line, line of descent, bloodline, blood line, blood, pedigree, ancestry, origin, parentage, stemma, stock

noun, as in a downward slope or bend

declivity, fall, decline, declination, declension, downslope

noun, as in the kinship relation between an individual and the individual's progenitors

line of descent, lineage, filiation

noun, as in properties attributable to your ancestry

origin, extraction

Opposites of descent

ascent

What does descent mean?6

noun

1

the hereditary derivation of an individual“his entire lineage has been warriors”

2

a downward slope or bend

3

the kinship relation between an individual and the individual's progenitors

4

properties attributable to your ancestry“he comes from good origins”

5

a movement downward

6

the act of changing your location in a downward direction

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with descent?37

three syllables

represent
Show 40 near rhymes
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All 37 rhymes for descent, grouped by syllable

Descent in a sentence

  • Ladies and gentlemen, we are about to begin our descent.Hybrid
  • I met them during my descent from the peak.unknown
  • The bubbles occasioned by her descent were crimsoned with blood as they arose.Hybrid
  • We experienced several difficult rapids during our kayak descent.phil9064
  • We're going to begin the descent for Honolulu.CK
  • Algeria's demographic base is primarily of Berber descent.Amastan
  • Yanni was in his forties and of Algerian descent.Amastan
  • Once at the summit enjoy the vista, then on the descent reap the benefits of your hard work.patgfisher

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Forms of descent

as a noun

plural
descents