declension

/dəklˈɛnʃən/ · 3 syllables

Meaning

noun

1. the inflection of nouns and pronouns and adjectives in Indo-European languages
2. process of changing to an inferior state
3. a downward slope or bend
4. a class of nouns or pronouns or adjectives in Indo-European languages having the same (or very similar) inflectional forms
   “the first declension in Latin”

Synonyms for declension

• deterioration
• decline in quality
• worsening
• descent
• declivity
• fall
• decline
• declination
• downslope

Words that rhyme with declension

• extension
• suspension
• attention
• dimension
• mention
• tension
• ascension
• convention
• intervention
• apprehension
• condescension
• contention
• invention
• pretension
• retention
• comprehension
• detention
• dissension
• pension
• gentian
• hypertension
• hypotension
• misapprehension
• nonintervention
• prevention
• henschen
• laurentian
• reinvention