Home › Words › D › descendencedescendencedescendence means the act of descending; descent.EtymologyFrom Old French descendance, or descend + -ence.nounThe act of descending; descent.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.descension 87% match — Descent; the act of descending. vs descendence →descent 87% match — An instance of descending; act of coming down. vs descendence →descendency 84% match — The property of descendence. vs descendence →descendance 83% match — The property of being a descendant; descent. vs descendence →descendancy 80% match — The quality or condition of being a descendant. vs descendence →descensional 79% match — Relating to descension. vs descendence →descend 78% match — Senses relating to moving from a higher to a lower position.; To pass from a higher to a lower part of (something, such as a flight of stairs or a slope); to go down along or upon. vs descendence →descensive 78% match — Tending to descend or move downward; descending. vs descendence →