descent meaning and definition

DESCENT noun

Definition of descent (noun)

1. a movement downward
2. properties attributable to your ancestry
   • "he comes from good origins"
   • synonyms: extraction, origin
3. the act of changing your location in a downward direction
4. the kinship relation between an individual and the individual's progenitors
   • synonyms: filiation, line of descent, lineage
5. a downward slope or bend
   • synonyms: declension, declination, decline, declivity, downslope, fall
   • antonym: acclivity
6. the descendants of one individual
   • "his entire lineage has been warriors"
   • synonyms: ancestry, blood, blood line, bloodline, line, line of descent, lineage, origin, parentage, pedigree, stemma, stock