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decadent

[ dek-uh-duhnt, dih-keyd-nt ]

adjective

  1. characterized by decadence, especially culturally or morally:

    a decadent life of excessive money and no sense of responsibility.

    Synonyms: self-indulgent, debauched, degenerate, immoral, corrupt

  2. (often initial capital letter) of or like the decadents.


noun

  1. a person who is decadent.
  2. (often initial capital letter) one of a group of French and English writers of the latter part of the 19th century whose works were characterized by aestheticism, great refinement or subtlety of style, and a marked tendency toward the artificial and abnormal in content.

decadent

/ ˈdɛkədənt /

adjective

  1. characterized by decay or decline, as in being self-indulgent or morally corrupt
  2. belonging to a period of decline in artistic standards


noun

  1. a decadent person
  2. 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

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Derived Forms

  • ˈdecadently, adverb

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Other Words From

  • dec·a·dent·ly [dek, -, uh, -d, uh, nt-lee, dih-, keyd, -nt-], adverb
  • non·deca·dent adjective noun
  • over·deca·dent adjective
  • over·deca·dent·ly adverb
  • semi·deca·dent adjective
  • semi·deca·dent·ly adverb
  • undeca·dent adjective
  • undeca·dent·ly adverb

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Word History and Origins

Origin of decadent1

First recorded in 1830–40; back formation from decadence; -ent

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Example Sentences

The grandson of legendary fashion editor Diana Vreeland, Nicholas Vreeland was poised for a decadent life in high-society.

Since it could now survive travel over longer distances, lobster became a decadent treat for the American upper class.

I remember going to a rehearsal dinner that had lobster tail on the buffet and thinking that was decadent.

Decadent, venal, ineffective, stratified, anxiety-ridden, stumbling from one declared crisis to the next—who wants that?

Amongst the characters performances are decadent costumes, over-the-top wigs, and too much leather, fur, and slinky cuts to count.

He was that rare thing in a new land, a decadent, a connoisseur in vice, a lover of opiates and of liquor.

You must read your Latin authors well, for, since you must be decadent, it is better to decay from a good source.

We still seem to detect the influence of a decadent, late Magdalenian style of ornament.

Here he became a friend of Grard de Nerval, who was of such influence on the later decadent school.

This prince of the seventeenth century was the beau-ideal decadent that many modern novelists have delighted to depict.

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