DESCENT as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • the act of changing your location in a downward direction
   Hypernyms(s) descent is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • motion (what does motion mean?)
   • movement (what does movement mean?)
   • move (what does move mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • abseil (what does abseil mean?)
   • jump (what does jump mean?)
   • parachuting (what does parachuting mean?)
   • dive (what does dive mean?)
   • nose dive (what does nose dive mean?)
   • swoop (what does swoop mean?)
   • crash dive (what does crash dive mean?)
   • drop (what does drop mean?)
   • flop (what does flop mean?)
   • collapse (what does collapse mean?)
2. Meaning
   • properties attributable to your ancestry
   Synonym(s)
   • extraction (what does extraction mean?)
   • origin (what does origin mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • he comes from good origins
   Hypernyms(s) descent is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • ancestry (what does ancestry mean?)
   • lineage (what does lineage mean?)
   • derivation (what does derivation mean?)
   • filiation (what does filiation mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • full blood (what does full blood mean?)
3. Meaning
   • a movement downward
   Hypernyms(s) descent is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • change of location (what does change of location mean?)
   • travel (what does travel mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • drop (what does drop mean?)
   • fall (what does fall mean?)
   • lightening (what does lightening mean?)
   • set (what does set mean?)
   • shower (what does shower mean?)
   • cascade (what does cascade mean?)
   • sinking (what does sinking mean?)
   • slide (what does slide mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • descend (what does descend mean?)
   • fall (what does fall mean?)
   • go down (what does go down mean?)
   • come down (what does come down mean?)
4. Meaning
   • the descendants of one individual
   Synonym(s)
   • ancestry (what does ancestry mean?)
   • blood (what does blood mean?)
   • bloodline (what does bloodline mean?)
   • blood line (what does blood line mean?)
   • line (what does line mean?)
   • lineage (what does lineage mean?)
   • line of descent (what does line of descent mean?)
   • origin (what does origin mean?)
   • parentage (what does parentage mean?)
   • pedigree (what does pedigree mean?)
   • stemma (what does stemma mean?)
   • stock (what does stock mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • his entire lineage has been warriors
   Hypernyms(s) descent is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • genealogy (what does genealogy mean?)
   • family tree (what does family tree mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • family (what does family mean?)
   • family line (what does family line mean?)
   • folk (what does folk mean?)
   • kinfolk (what does kinfolk mean?)
   • kinsfolk (what does kinsfolk mean?)
   • sept (what does sept mean?)
   • phratry (what does phratry mean?)
   • breed (what does breed mean?)
   • side (what does side mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • rear (what does rear mean?)
   • raise (what does raise mean?)
   • bring up (what does bring up mean?)
   • nurture (what does nurture mean?)
   • parent (what does parent mean?)
   • derive (what does derive mean?)
   • come (what does come mean?)
   • descend (what does descend mean?)
5. Meaning
   • a downward slope or bend
   Synonym(s)
   • declension (what does declension mean?)
   • declination (what does declination mean?)
   • decline (what does decline mean?)
   • declivity (what does declivity mean?)
   • downslope (what does downslope mean?)
   • fall (what does fall mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) descent is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • slope (what does slope mean?)
   • incline (what does incline mean?)
   • side (what does side mean?)
   Antonym(s)
   • ascent (what does ascent mean?)
   • acclivity (what does acclivity mean?)
   • rise (what does rise mean?)
   • raise (what does raise mean?)
   • climb (what does climb mean?)
   • upgrade (what does upgrade mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • downhill (what does downhill mean?)
   • steep (what does steep mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • decline (what does decline mean?)
   • decline (what does decline mean?)
   • decline (what does decline mean?)
   • fall (what does fall mean?)
6. Meaning
   • the kinship relation between an individual and the individual’’s progenitors
   Synonym(s)
   • filiation (what does filiation mean?)
   • lineage (what does lineage mean?)
   • line of descent (what does line of descent mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) descent is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • kinship (what does kinship mean?)
   • family relationship (what does family relationship mean?)
   • relationship (what does relationship mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • bilateral descent (what does bilateral descent mean?)
   • unilateral descent (what does unilateral descent mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • filiate (what does filiate mean?)
   • derive (what does derive mean?)
   • come (what does come mean?)
   • descend (what does descend mean?)