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descent vs full blood

full blood vs descent

descent and full blood both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
descent Yes No No No
full blood Yes No No No
As nouns, full blood is a hyponym of descent; that is, full blood is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than descent:
  • descent: properties attributable to your ancestry
  • full blood: descent from parents both of one pure breed
Other hyponyms of descent include proletarianism, Polishness.
descent (noun) full blood (noun)
the act of changing your location in a downward direction descent from parents both of one pure breed
properties attributable to your ancestry
a movement downward
the hereditary derivation of an individual
a downward slope or bend
the kinship relation between an individual and the individual's progenitors
Difference between descent and full blood

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