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Decent means fair/good/okay/'not bad'.

Descent means to arrive from, or be derived from.

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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?

Dissent.


How do you use the word decent and descent?

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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Galicians are of Celtic descent.


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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".


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No, James Darren is not of Greek descent. He is of Italian descent.


Is the word decent accented to the first or second syllable?

The word "decent" is accented on the first syllable.


What is the opposite of descent?

The opposite of decent could be indecent, unseemly, immoral, or uncouth.


What is a good sentence for the words decent and descent?

Due to being a better than decent mountain climber, she was able to make the treacherous descent down Mt. Everest unscathed.


What is a good sentence with the word descent?

She is a very decent person


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.