lightening vs descent

descent vs lightening

lightening and descent both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
lightening	Yes	No	No	No
descent	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, descent is a hypernym of lightening; that is, descent is a word with a broader meaning than lightening:

lightening: descent of the uterus into the pelvic cavity that occurs late in pregnancy; the fetus is said to have dropped
descent: a movement downward

lightening (noun)	descent (noun)
changing to a lighter color	the act of changing your location in a downward direction
descent of the uterus into the pelvic cavity that occurs late in pregnancy; the fetus is said to have dropped	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 lightening and descent

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