decadent (redirected from decadently)

dec·a·dent  (dk-dnt, d-kdnt)

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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deca·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

1. a decadent person

2. (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 toward the artificial and abnormal

decadently  adv

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

Translations

decadent [ˈdekədənt] ADJ [habits, person] → decadente

decadent [ˈdɛkədənt] adj → décadent(e)

decadent

adj → dekadent

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

decadent [ˈdɛkəd/ənt] adj → decadente