descent

noun

1. a movement downward

   noun.event

   Synonyms fall

   Source: WordNet 3.0

2. properties attributable to your ancestry

   noun.attribute

   Synonyms extraction origin

   Source: WordNet 3.0

3. the act of changing your location in a downward direction

   noun.act

   Source: WordNet 3.0

4. the kinship relation between an individual and the individual's progenitors

   noun.linkdef

   Synonyms filiation line of descent lineage

   Source: WordNet 3.0

5. a downward slope or bend

   noun.object

   Synonyms declension declination decline declivity downslope fall

   Antonyms acclivity ascent climb raise rise upgrade

   Source: WordNet 3.0

6. the descendants of one individual

   noun.group

   Synonyms ancestry blood blood line bloodline line line of descent lineage origin parentage pedigree stemma stock

   Source: WordNet 3.0

7. The act of descending, or passing downward; change of place from higher to lower.

   noun

   Source: webster1913