descent
(noun)
noun
1. a movement downward
Definition categories: event, travel
2. properties attributable to your ancestry
Similar word(s): extraction, origin
Definition categories: attribute, ancestry, derivation, filiation, lineage
3. the act of changing your location in a downward direction
Definition categories: act, motion, move, movement
4. the kinship relation between an individual and the individual's progenitors
Similar word(s): filiation, lineage
Definition categories: link, kinship, relationship
5. a downward slope or bend
Similar word(s): declension, declination, decline, declivity, downslope, fall
Definition categories: object, incline, side, slope
6. the descendants of one individual
Similar word(s): ancestry, blood, bloodline, line, lineage, origin, parentage, pedigree, stemma, stock
Definition categories: group, genealogy
Sentences with descent as a noun:
- We climbed the mountain with difficulty, but the descent was easier.
- We had difficulty in finding the correct descent.
- The descent into the cavern was wet and slippery.
- Our guide was of Welsh descent.
- After that, the holiday went into a steep descent.