descendant meaning
UK /dɪˈsɛndənt/ US /dɪˈsɛndənt/ 3 syllables
descendant (noun): a person considered as descended from some ancestor.
descendant has 3 meanings in this dictionary, as noun and adjective.
descendant as a noun
- a person considered as descended from some ancestor
Synonyms: descendent
Opposite: ancestor
Type of: relative
Related forms: descend
descendant as an adjective
- going or coming down
Synonyms: descendent
Similar: descending
Related forms: descend
- proceeding by descent from an ancestor
- descendent gene
Synonyms: descendent
Similar: related
descendant in a sentence
- This young man is the descendant of a Russian prince.
- I am a descendant of Israel's famous King David.
- She was the youngest descendant of the king.
- Italian is a direct descendant of Latin.
- He was a descendant of Julius Caesar.
How to pronounce descendant
descendant is pronounced /dɪˈsɛndənt/ in British English and /dɪˈsɛndənt/ in American English. It has 3 syllables, with the stress on the second syllable.
Words that rhyme with descendant
Scrabble score: 14 (letter breakdown)
Word lists: words starting with DE · words ending in NT · 10-letter words
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