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- Dictionarydec·a·dent/ˈdekəd(ə)nt/
adjective
- 1. characterized by or reflecting a state of moral or cultural decline: "a decaying, decadent Britain"
noun
- 1. a person who is luxuriously self-indulgent: "for half a million dollars, he offers rich decadents the chance to lead a deadly safari"
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Sep 3, 2012 · The meaning of DECADENT is characterized by or appealing to self-indulgence. How to use decadent in a sentence. Did you know?
adjective. uk / ˈdek.ə.d ə nt / us / ˈdek.ə.d ə nt / Add to word list. A decadent person or group has low moral standards: a decadent society. the decadent court surrounding the king. humorous Champagne and chocolates for breakfast - how decadent! SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Morally wrong and evil. abhorrently. amorality. anomie.
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. (often initial capital letter) of or like the decadents.
A decadent is a person who has fallen into a state of moral or artistic decay. Typically, though, we use decadent as an adjective to describe wasteful indulgence or extravagance.
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.
adjective. us / ˈdek.ə.d ə nt / uk / ˈdek.ə.d ə nt / Add to word list. A decadent person or group has low moral standards: a decadent society. the decadent court surrounding the king. humorous Champagne and chocolates for breakfast - how decadent! SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Morally wrong and evil. abhorrently. amorality. anomie.
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. 3. a decadent person. 4.(often capital)
adjective. /ˈdekədənt/ (disapproving) having or showing low standards, especially moral ones, and an interest only in pleasure and fun rather than serious things. the decadent rich. a decadent lifestyle/society. There was something very decadent about filling ourselves with so much rich food. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. Word Origin.
If you say that a person or society is decadent, you think that they have low moral standards and are interested mainly in pleasure.
adjective. /ˈdɛkədənt/. (disapproving) having or showing low standards, especially moral ones, and an interest only in pleasure and enjoyment rather than serious things the decadent rich a decadent lifestyle/society There was something very decadent about filling ourselves with so much rich food.