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decadent
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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.
[French décadent, back-formation from décadence, decadence; see decadence.]
deca·dent·ly adv.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.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"
decadent
adjective degenerate, abandoned, corrupt, degraded, immoral, self-indulgent, depraved, debased, debauched, dissolute << OPPOSITE moral
Translations

decadent [ˈdɛkədənt] adj → decadente
decadent [ˈdɛkədənt] adj → décadent(e)
decadent [ˈdɛkədənt] decadence adj → dekadent
decadent [ˈdɛkədənt] adj → decadente
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