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- Dictionaryde·gen·er·a·cy/dəˈjen(ə)rəsē/
noun
- 1. the state or property of being degenerate: "a slide into moral degeneracy"
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Degeneracy is the state of being or process of becoming degenerate, or sexual perversion. It can also refer to the coding of an amino acid by more than one codon. See synonyms, examples, and word history of degeneracy.
noun [ U ] formal disapproving uk / dɪˈdʒen. ə r.ə.si / us / dɪˈdʒen.ər.ə.si / Add to word list. behaviour that shows very low moral standards: moral degeneracy He wrote about the moral degeneracy that accompanies the accumulation of wealth. He rails against the degeneracy of our times. Fewer examples.
Definitions of degeneracy. noun. the state of being degenerate in mental or moral qualities. synonyms: decadence, decadency, degeneration. see more. noun. moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles. “moral degeneracy followed intellectual degeneration”.
noun. degenerate state or character. the process of degenerating; decline. degenerate behavior, especially behavior considered sexually deviant. Physics. the number of distinct quantum states of a system that have a given energy. degeneracy. / dɪˈdʒɛnərəsɪ / noun. the act or state of being degenerate. the process of becoming degenerate.
Degeneracy is a noun that means shocking, immoral, or disgusting behaviour, or the process of becoming worse. It also has a physics meaning related to the number of quantum states of a system.
Definition of degeneracy noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Degeneracy is the state of being degenerate in mental or moral qualities, or the process of becoming degenerate. It can also refer to the presence of multiple codons for the same amino acid in genetics.
