descent

/di'sent/
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descent

The hiker began the steep descent down the mountain trail.

Definition
  1. Noun:
    • A movement downward: The act of moving or going from a higher to a lower position or level.
    • A downward slope or incline: A path, surface, or route that goes down.
    • Family origin or lineage: The background or ancestry from which a person comes; the people from whom one is descended.
    • A decline or deterioration: A movement toward a lower, worse, or less active state.
Examples of Usage
  • Noun:
    • The plane began its descent toward the airport. (A movement downward)
    • The hikers carefully navigated the steep descent. (A downward slope)
    • She is of Italian descent. (Family origin or lineage)
    • The country's economic descent into chaos was rapid. (A decline or deterioration)
Advanced Usage
  • "To be of noble descent": To come from a family of high social rank.
    • The count was a man of noble descent.
  • "To trace one's descent": To research and identify one's ancestors.
    • He traced his descent back to the 16th century.
Variants and Related Words
  • Descend (verb): To move from a higher to a lower place; to come down.
    • The path descends to the valley.
  • Descendant (noun): A person, plant, or animal that is descended from a particular ancestor.
    • She is a descendant of the original settlers.
  • Descendent (adj): Moving or sloping downward. (Note: This spelling is less common than "descendant" for the noun form).
  • Descent group (noun, Anthropology): A social group whose members claim common ancestry.
Synonyms
  • Decline: A gradual and continuous loss of strength, numbers, quality, or value.
  • Drop: A fall or reduction in amount, level, or degree.
  • Lineage: Direct descent from an ancestor; ancestry or pedigree.
  • Ancestry: One's family or ethnic descent.
Related Phrases
  • Make a descent: To perform an act of moving downward, often used in aviation or mountaineering.
    • The pilot prepared to make a descent through the clouds.
  • Descent from grace: A fall from a state of favor, virtue, or high status. (A variation of "fall from grace").
    • The scandal marked his descent from grace.
Related Idioms
  • Descent into madness/chaos: A process of rapidly becoming insane or a situation becoming completely disordered.
    • The novel charts the character's descent into madness.
descent

The hiker began the steep descent down the mountain trail.

Noun
  1. the descendants of one 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. the act of changing your location in a downward direction
  5. properties attributable to your ancestry
    • he comes from good origins
  6. a movement downward

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