Descendant

What do we mean by descendant?

One whose descent can be traced to a particular individual or group. noun

Something derived from a prototype or earlier form. noun

In astrology, the point of the ecliptic or the sign of the zodiac that sets in the west at the time of a person's birth or other event. noun

In geology, a topographic feature carved from the mass beneath an older topographic form which has been removed. noun

See descendent.

An individual proceeding from an ancestor in any degree; issue; offspring, near or remote. noun

In astrology, the descending or western horizon or cusp of the seventh house. noun

Descendent. adjective

One who descends, as offspring, however remotely; -- correlative to ancestor or ascendant. noun

That or who descends from a biological ancestor. adjective

That or who proceeds from a figurative ancestor or source. adjective

One who is the progeny a specified person, at any distance of time or through any number of generations. noun

A thing that derives directly from a given precursor or source. noun

A later evolutionary type. noun

A language that is descended from another. noun

A word or form in one language that is descended from a counterpart in an ancestor language. noun

A person considered as descended from some ancestor or race noun

Going or coming down adjective

Proceeding by descent from an ancestor adjective

One who is the progeny of a specified person, at any distance of time or through any number of generations.

A thing that derives directly from a given precursor or source.

A later evolutionary type.

A language that is descended from another.

A word or form in one language that is descended from a counterpart in an ancestor language.

Words that are spelled similarly to descendant:
descendant, descendent, decendant, dependant, defendant, ascendant, descendants, descending, descendance, descendens.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word descendant:
broodmare, mayflower, confucius, sayyid, ancestor, imam, prophet, lineage, sire, descendants, baronet, paternal, settler, dynasty, grandson, granddaughter, descended, clan, illegitimate, muhammad, ancestors, immigrant, maternal, dukes, noble, marquis, ibn, heir, khan, grandfather, raja, nobility, grandmother, viscount, baron, ming, rabbi, cousin, earl, emigrated, ruler, shah, throne, settlers, distant, eldest, sir, ancestry, mac, colony, founder, ali, generations, duke, emperor, sultan, inherited, elder, plymouth, surname, king, family, princess, nephew, son, legendary, descent, han, massachusetts, abraham, tribe, jefferson, kings, extinct, educated, settled, prince, immigrants, edward, william, daughter, manor, remainder, lord, iii, uncle, count, reign, samuel, thomas, younger, brother, alexander, relative, sons, father, ruled, fled, rice.

Words that rhyme with descendant:
independent, dependent, attendant, transcendent, resplendent, defendant, pendant, superintendent, ascendant, descendent, interdependent, splendent, flight attendant, superintendant, hospital attendant, overdependent, school superintendent, restaurant attendant, append hint.

Adjectives that are often used to describe descendant:
direct, lineal, last, male, true, worthy, only, spiritual, modern, legitimate, collateral, distant, remote, immediate, generation, female, degenerate, eldest, illustrious, literary, genuine, fifth, oldest, intellectual, fourth, sole, illegitimate, proud, century, noble, day, linear, later, mayflower, famous, unworthy, royal, nearest, sixth, senior, seventh, distinguished, latest, reputed, literal, eighth, modified, ninth, authentic, youngest, indirect, unfortunate, born, closest, alleged, near, davidic, supposed, wealthy, humble, patrilineal, tenth.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective descendant:
relationships, relationship, sequence, populations, self, relations, pairs, classes, information, population, species, lineages, relation, communities, relatives, groups, nodes, sequences, responsibility, chart, generations, axis, kin, notes, taxa, community, tree, types, terms, series, elements, adults, lineage, heirs, fractions, materials, objects, cells, families, line, hypotheses, class, leaving, body, disparity, lattice, type.

Consonant match to descendant:
descendent.

Words that sound like descendant:
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