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Declivity

noun/dɪsdʒˈɔɪn/
Definition
a downward slope or bend
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/dɪsdʒˈɔɪn/
🇬🇧British English
/dɪklˈɪvɪti/
🇮🇳Indian English
/dɪklˈɪvɪti/
4 syllables Say it as /dɪsdʒˈɔɪn/.
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Antonyms
Word Forms
declivitousadjectivesloping down rather steeply
fallverbslope downward
declineverbgo down
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Abschüssigkeit
ein Gefälle oder eine Kurve
🇫🇷French
déclivité
une pente ou un virage descendant
🇪🇸Spanish
declividad
una pendiente descendente o curva
🇮🇹Italian
declivio
una pendenza o una curva in discesa
🇳🇱Dutch
helling
een neerwaartse helling of bocht
🇵🇹Portuguese
declive
uma inclinação descendente ou curva
🇷🇺Russian
спуск
наклон вниз или изгиб
India
🇮🇳Hindi
ढार
नीचे की ओर ढलान या मोड़
🇧🇩Bengali
অবনতি
একটি নিম্নগামী ঢাল বা বাঁক
🇮🇳Tamil
சரிவு
கீழ்நோக்கிய சாய்வு அல்லது வளைவு
🇮🇳Telugu
క్షీణత
క్రిందికి వాలు లేదా వంపు
🇮🇳Marathi
कमीपणा
खालचा उतार किंवा वाकणे
🇮🇳Gujarati
અવક્ષય
નીચે તરફનો ઢોળાવ અથવા વળાંક
🇮🇳Kannada
ಅವನತಿ
ಕೆಳಮುಖವಾದ ಇಳಿಜಾರು ಅಥವಾ ಬೆಂಡ್
🇮🇳Malayalam
അപചയം
താഴേക്കുള്ള ചരിവ് അല്ലെങ്കിൽ വളവ്
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਗਿਰਾਵਟ
ਇੱਕ ਹੇਠਾਂ ਵੱਲ ਢਲਾਨ ਜਾਂ ਮੋੜ
🇵🇰Urdu
کمی
نیچے کی طرف ڈھلوان یا موڑ
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
倾斜度
向下的斜坡或弯曲
🇯🇵Japanese
衰退性
下り坂または曲がり
🇰🇷Korean
경사
하향 경사 또는 굴곡
🇻🇳Vietnamese
xiên
dốc xuống hoặc uốn cong
🇹🇭Thai
ความเสื่อมทราม
ความลาดชันหรือโค้งงอลง
🇮🇩Indonesian
landaian
kemiringan atau tikungan ke bawah
🇲🇾Malay
kemerosotan
cerun atau selekoh ke bawah
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
انحدار
منحدر أو انحناء إلى الأسفل
🇮🇷Persian
انحراف
یک شیب یا خم به سمت پایین
🇹🇷Turkish
eğim
aşağı doğru bir eğim veya viraj
🇮🇱Hebrew
מוֹרָד
שיפוע או עיקול כלפי מטה
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'declivity'?
The primary meaning of 'declivity' is 'a downward slope or bend'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'declivity' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'declivity' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'declivity' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'declivity' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
Community Poll1 / 6
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In your opinion, does the word 'declivity' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?
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