| NOUN | person | descendent, descendant | a person considered as descended from some ancestor or race |
|---|---|---|---|
| ADJECTIVE | all | descendent, descendant | going or coming down |
| all | descendent, descendant | proceeding by descent from an ancestor |
| Sounds | dihseh'ndahnt | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abandonment ... wonderment: 671 rhymes with ahnt... | |
| Meaning | Going or coming down. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | descendant | |
| Broader | descending | coming down or downward |
| Spanish | descendiente | |
| Catalan | descendent | |
| Verbs | descend | move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way |
| Meaning | Proceeding by descent from an ancestor. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "descendent gene" | |
| Synonym | descendant | |
| Broader | related | Connected by kinship, common origin, or marriage |
| Meaning | A person considered as descended from some ancestor or race. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | descendant | |
| Narrower | child | A member of a clan or tribe |
| scion | A descendent or heir | |
| Broader | relative, relation | A person related by blood or marriage |
| Opposite | ancestor, ascendant, ascendent, antecedent, root | someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent) |
| Spanish | descendiente | |
| Catalan | descendent | |
| Verbs | descend | come from |
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