decadent

dec·a·dent

 (dĕk′ə-dənt, dĭ-kād′nt)

adj.

1. Being in a state of decline or decay.

2. Marked by or providing unrestrained gratification; self-indulgent.

3. often Decadent Of or relating to literary Decadence.

n.

1. A person in a condition or process of mental or moral decay.

2. often Decadent A member of the Decadence movement.

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[French décadent, back-formation from décadence, decadence; see decadence.]

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dec′a·dent·ly adv.

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decadent

(ˈdɛkədənt)

adj

1. characterized by decay or decline, as in being self-indulgent or morally corrupt

2. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) belonging to a period of decline in artistic standards

n

3. a decadent person

4. (Literary & Literary Critical Movements) (often capital) one of a group of French and English writers of the late 19th century whose works were characterized by refinement of style and a tendency towards the artificial and abnormal

ˈdecadently adv

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dec•a•dent

(ˈdɛk ə dənt, dɪˈkeɪd nt)

adj.

1. characterized by or given to decadence.

2. (often cap.) of or like the decadents.

n.

3. a person who is decadent.

4. (often cap.) any of a group of writers, esp. of late 19th-century France, whose work stressed refinement of style and a content of artificiality, perverseness, the bizarre, despair, etc.

[1830–40]

dec′a•dent•ly, adv.

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	decadent - a person who has fallen into a decadent state (morally or artistically) bad person - a person who does harm to others
Adj.	1.	decadent - marked by excessive self-indulgence and moral decay; "a decadent life of excessive money and no sense of responsibility"; "a group of effete self-professed intellectuals" effete indulgent - characterized by or given to yielding to the wishes of someone ; "indulgent grandparents"

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decadent

adjective degenerate, abandoned, corrupt, degraded, immoral, self-indulgent, depraved, debased, debauched, dissolute the excesses of their decadent rock 'n' roll lifestyles
good, principled, moral, decent, proper, ethical, upright, honourable, virtuous, high-minded, upstanding, incorruptible

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Translations

مُنْحَط، مُنْحَل

dekadentnízpustlý

dekadent

dekadent

décadent

dekadens

spilltur

decadente

dekadent

dekadentný

ahlâk düzeyi düşük olan

颓废

decadent

[ˈdekədənt] ADJ [habits, person] → decadente

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decadent

[ˈdɛkədənt] adj → décadent(e)

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decadent

adj → dekadent

n (Liter) → Vertreter(in) m(f) → der Dekadenz, Décadent m (geh)

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decadent

[ˈdɛkəd/ənt] adj → decadente

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decadence

(ˈdekədəns) noun

1. a falling from high to low standards in morals or the arts. the decadence of the late Roman empire. verval, agteruitgang, dekadensie إنْحِطاط، إنْحِلال упадък decadência úpadek der Niedergang dekadence παρακμήdecadencia allakäik انحطاط؛ تنزل rappio décadenceירידה पतन moralno propadanje hanyatlás kemerosotan hnignun, úrkynjun decadenza 退廃 쇠퇴 smukimas, dekadansas pagrimums; (mākslā) dekadence mundur decadentiedekadanse, forfall dekadencja, upadek زوال، سقوط، فساد decadência deca­denţă декадентство úpadok propad dekadencija dekadans, förfall ความเสื่อมโทรม çöküş, çökme 衰微，墮落 занепад; декадентство اخلاقی یا تہذیبی انحطاط sự suy đồi 衰微，堕落

2. the state of having low or incorrect standards of behaviour; immorality. He lived a life of decadence. verval, agteruitgang إنْحِطاط أخلاق упадък decadência chátrání die Dekadenz dekadence διαφθοράdecadencia moraalne laostumus فساد؛ زوال turmeltuneisuus décadenceהתנוונות अवनति raspad, propast romlás dekadensi spilling decadenza 堕落 타락 nedorovingumas, moralinis nuopolis pagrimums merosot verdorvenheiddekadanse zepsucie زوال، سقوط، فساد decadência desfrânare упадничество úpadok, zvrhlosť propadanje dekadencija dekadans, förfall ภาวะเสื่อมโทรม ahlâkî çöküntü, sefahat 頹廢 аморальність; розпуста عیش پرستی thời kỳ suy đồi 颓废

ˈdecadent adjective

a decadent young man. dekadent, in verval, agteruitgaande مُنْحَط، مُنْحَل декадентство decadente dekadentní, zpustlý dekadent dekadent διεφθαρμένοςdecadente moraalselt laostunud فاسد؛ فرومایه turmeltunut décadent אָדָם בְּמָצַב יָרוּד पतनशील koji propada, koji opada dekadens dekaden spilltur decadente 退廃した 퇴폐적인 pagedęs, puolęs pagrimis mundur decadent, genotziekdekadentzepsuty, zdemoralizowany فاسد decadente decadent, vicios испорченный dekadentný propadajoč dekadentan dekadent, förfallen ทรุดโทรม ahlâk düzeyi düşük olan 頹廢 занепадницький; декадентський زوال پزیر suy đồi 颓废

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decadence ends in -ence (not -ance).

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