English dictionary

declension

/d/I/'kl/E/n/S//@/n/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

the inflection of nouns and pronouns and adjectives in Indo-European languages

noun.linkdef

Source: WordNet 3.0
process of changing to an inferior state

noun.process

Synonyms decline in quality deterioration worsening

Source: WordNet 3.0
a downward slope or bend

noun.object

Synonyms declination decline declivity descent downslope fall

Antonyms acclivity ascent climb raise rise upgrade

Source: WordNet 3.0
a class of nouns or pronouns or adjectives in Indo-European languages having the same (or very similar) inflectional forms

noun.group

Examples
The first declension in Latin.

Source: WordNet 3.0
The act or the state of declining; declination; descent; slope.

noun

Source: webster1913