Meaning & use
declivity
A downward slope, especially of land.
See it in a sentence
The path followed a gentle declivity down toward the riverbank.
Water pooled naturally at the bottom of the declivity after the storm.
A note on using this word
A rare, formal word; "slope" or "descent" are far more common in everyday speech.
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Words with an opposite meaning
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