decadence

dec·a·dence  (dk-dns, d-kdns)

n.

1. A process, condition, or period of deterioration or decline, as in morals or art; decay.

2. often Decadence A literary movement especially of late 19th-century France and England characterized by refined aestheticism, artifice, and the quest for new sensations.

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[French décadence, from Old French decadence, from Medieval Latin dcadentia, a decaying, declining, from Vulgar Latin *dcadere, to decay; see decay.]

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decadence [ˈdɛkədəns], decadency

n

1. deterioration, esp of morality or culture; decay; degeneration

2. the state reached through such a process

[from French, from Medieval Latin dēcadentia, literally: a falling away; see decay]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

decadence - the state of being degenerate in mental or moral qualities decadency, degeneracy, degeneration abasement, abjection, degradation - a low or downcast state; "each confession brought her into an attitude of abasement"- H.L.Menchken

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decadence

noun degeneration, decline, corruption, fall, decay, deterioration, dissolution, perversion, dissipation, debasement, retrogression a prime example of the decadence of the age

Translations

decadence [ˈdekədəns] N → decadencia f

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decadence [ˈdɛkədəns] n → décadence f

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decadence

n → Dekadenz f

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decadence [ˈdɛkəd/əns] n → decadenza

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decadence [ˈdɛkəd/əns] n → decadenza

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decadence

n decadence [ˈdekədəns]

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 úpadek dekadence der Niedergang παρακμή decadencia allakäik انحطاط؛ تنزل rappio décadence יְרִידָה पतन moralno propadanje hanyatlás kemerosotan hnignun, úrkynjun decadenza 退廃 쇠퇴 smukimas, dekadansas pagrimums; (mākslā) dekadence mundur decadentie dekadanse, forfall dekadencja, upadek 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 chátrání dekadence die Dekadenz διαφθορά decadencia moraalne laostumus فساد؛ زوال turmeltuneisuus décadence הִתנָוונוּת अवनति raspad, propast romlás dekadensi spilling decadenza 堕落 타락 nedorovingumas, moralinis nuopolis pagrimums merosot verdorvenheid dekadanse zepsucie 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

adj decadent

a decadent young man. dekadent, in verval, agteruitgaande مُنْحَط، مُنْحَل декадентство dekadentní, zpustlý dekadent dekadent διεφθαρμένος decadente 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, genotziek dekadent zepsuty, zdemoralizowany decadente decadent, vicios испорченный dekadentný propadajoč dekadentan dekadent, förfallen ทรุดโทรม ahlâk düzeyi düşük olan 頹廢 занепадницький; декадентський زوال پزیر suy đồi 颓废

decadence ends in -ence (not -ance ).