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decent and descent are not similar words. Decent means a person who is considerate, helpful and kind and good. Descent means to lower oneself, to go down into a shaft or a steep hill, or to desecnd.
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Is the word decent accented to the first or second syllable?
The word "decent" is accented on the first syllable.
What is a good sentence with the word descent?
She is a very decent person
How to spell descent or decent?
Descent is correct spelling if you are looking for a word meaning something or someone going downwards."The plane begins its descent along the runway".Decent is the correct spelling if you are looking for a word meaning satisfactory or moral."The meal was very decent".
How do you spell descent?
The word, descent, is spelled just like that. It means a movement downward, to a lower point.The similar word is the adjective decent (fair, moral).
A sentence with the word descent?
The lunar lander's descent proceeded ever so slowly as we waited, breathlessly. The smallest slip on these jumbled rocks will accelerate our descent to the canyon floor. It was a decent descent.
What is a homonym for descent?
A homonym for descent is "dissent."
What is the homophone for descent?
The homophone for "descent" is "dissent."
What is a homophone for descent?
decent
What is the difference between decent and descent?
Decent means fair/good/okay/'not bad'. Descent means to arrive from, or be derived from.
How can you use descent in a sentence?
You can use the word descent in a sentence by saying "The climbing was simple but the descent was pretty dangerous." Descent is defined as the action of moving downward.
How do you use the word descent in a sentence?
I am from a German descent. His descent by parachute took only about three minutes.
What is Galician decent?
Galicians are of Celtic descent.
