Decadent

Word DECADENT
Character 8
Hyphenation de ca dent
Pronunciations /ˈdɛkədənt/

Definitions and meanings of "Decadent"

What do we mean by decadent?

Being in a state of decline or decay. adjective

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

Of or relating to literary Decadence. adjective

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

A member of the Decadence movement. noun

Falling away; decaying; deteriorating.

One who or that which exhibits decadence or deterioration; specifically, one whose literary or artistic work is supposed to show the marks of national or general decadence: applied especially to a certain group of French writers and artists. noun

One that is decadent, or deteriorating; esp., one characterized by, or exhibiting, the qualities of those who are degenerating to a lower type; -- specif. applied to a certain school of modern French writers. noun

Decaying; deteriorating. adjective

Characterized by moral or cultural decline. adjective

Luxuriously self-indulgent. adjective

A person affected by moral decay. noun

Marked by excessive self-indulgence and moral decay adjective

A person who has fallen into a decadent state (morally or artistically) noun

A person affected by moral decay.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Decadent

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The word "decadent" in example sentences

To his confused mind English literature was a period of degeneracy, one and indissoluble, in which certain famous writers lived, devoting what time they could snatch from the practice of what he called the decadent vices to the worship of the bottle. ❋ Charles Whibley (1894)

She offers food, such as what she calls a decadent sweet roll, that's sweetened mostly with agave instead of sugar. ❋ Unknown (2009)

On top of that, the Macross can never run out of the abundant food and toys for the 60,000+ people living in decadent luxury in its cargo bay. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Ignorance may be bliss when in decadent times, but will not give you the tools necessary to thrive when they go bleak. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Bath desserts - talk about the ultimate in decadent luxury! ❋ Anne-Marie (2008)

Those sentiments were fully aired during the wide-open era we call the decadent sixties. ❋ Unknown (2008)

And this was in decadent liberal California (though, admittedly, the most conservative part ...) ❋ Unknown (2005)

Wafa used the word decadent to describe the Oriental Harmony Journey, a two-hour, four-handed rubdown offered at the Mandarin Oriental in Manhattan. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The Akons are more active and mentally healthier than the majority of Arkonides, who are in what you might call a decadent state-and the same is true of their mighty empire. ❋ Unknown (2010)

NAFISI: ... about eating a-- well, any -- like, for example, licking ice cream in public is sort of called decadent or unseemly for a woman. ❋ Unknown (2003)

In this case the tiny room was painted a brilliant yellow and was decorated in the style known as decadent-baroque. ❋ Bayley, Barrington J. (1977)

It has been described as decadent, and it was undoubtedly responsible for some very poor stuff, but it also produced the 'Victory' of Samothrace, one of the finest things ever done in sculpture, and some very remarkable developments in architecture. ❋ Various (N/A)

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What does decadent mean?

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