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Descendant

/dɪˈsɛndənt/

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

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📖 Definitions of "Descendant"

noun

1
One who is the progeny of a specified person, at any distance of time or through any number of generations.
"The patriarch survived many descendants: five children, a dozen grandchildren, even a great grandchild."
2
A thing that derives directly from a given precursor or source.
"This famous medieval manuscript has many descendants."
3
A later evolutionary type.
"Dogs evolved as descendants of early wolves."
4
A language that is descended from another.
"English and Scots are the descendants of Old English."

adjective

1
Descending from a biological ancestor.
2
Proceeding from a figurative ancestor or source.

🔄 Synonyms of "Descendant"

1 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
descendentnoun	Misspelling of descendant. [One of the progeny of a specified person, at any distance of time or through any number of generations.]

↔️ Antonyms of "Descendant"

Words with the opposite meaning.

Word	Definition
antecedentnoun	Any thing that precedes another thing, especially the cause of the second thing.
ascendentnoun	Archaic spelling of ascendant. [Moving upward; ascending, rising.]
ascendantnoun	Moving upward; ascending, rising.
ancestornoun	One from whom a person is descended, whether on the father's or mother's side, at any distance of time; a progenitor; a forefather; a forebear.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Descendant"

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Word	Definition
descendingnoun	A descent.
descendentnoun	Misspelling of descendant. [One of the progeny of a specified person, at any distance of time or through any number of generations.]
descentnoun	An instance of descending; act of coming down.
downnoun	A negative aspect; a downer, a downside.
blacknoun	(countable and uncountable) The colour/color perceived in the absence of light, but also when no light is reflected, but rather absorbed.
sinking	Sinking, also known as doming, dishing or dapping, is a metalworking technique whereby flat sheet metal is formed into a non-flat object by hammering it into a concave indentation.
secondarynoun	(ornithology) Any flight feather attached to the ulna (forearm) of a bird.
rankingnoun	One’s relative placement in a list.
ebbnoun	The receding movement of the tide.
derivativenoun	Something derived.
heirnoun	Someone who inherits, or is designated to inherit, the property of another.
top-down	Of or relating to a hierarchical system that progresses from a single, large basic unit to multiple, smaller subunits.
offspringnoun	A person's daughter or son; a person's child.
ancestrynoun	A series of ancestors; the people from whom one is descended.
progenynoun	(uncountable) Offspring or descendants considered as a group.
scionnoun	A descendant, especially a first-generation descendant of a distinguished family.
pdanoun	(colloquial) Initialism of public display of affection. [An act of physical intimacy in the view of others.]
seednoun	(countable, agriculture) Any propagative portion of a plant which may be sown, such as true seeds, seed-like fruits, tubers, or bulbs.
cionnoun	(chiefly botany) Alternative spelling of scion. [A descendant, especially a first-generation descendant of a distinguished family.]
negranoun	—