Progeny vs Descent - What's the difference?
progeny | descent |
(uncountable) offspring or descendants.
(countable) result of a creative effort
An instance of descending
* 2012 , July 15. Richard Williams in Guardian Unlimited,
A way down.
A sloping passage or incline.
Lineage or hereditary derivation
A drop to a lower status or condition.
As nouns the difference between progeny and descent
is that progeny is (uncountable) offspring or descendants while descent is an instance of descending.progeny
English
Noun
- ''I treasure this five-generation photograph of my great-great grandmother and her progeny .
- His dissertation is his most important intellectual progeny to date.
Synonyms
* offspring * binary cloneAnagrams
*descent
English
Noun
(en noun)- We climbed the mountain with difficulty, but the descent was easier.
Tour de France 2012: Carpet tacks cannot force Bradley Wiggins off track
- The next one surrendered his bike, only for that, too, to give him a second flat as he started the descent .
- We had difficulty in finding the correct descent .
- The descent into the cavern was wet and slippery.
- Our guide was of Welsh descent .
- After that, the holiday went into a steep descent .