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- Dictionarydecadent/ˈdɛkəd(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 · Decadent can mean self-indulgent, decaying, or related to a literary movement. Learn the synonyms, examples, and word history of decadent from Merriam-Webster dictionary.
Decadent means having low moral standards or being morally wrong and evil. Learn more about the word, its synonyms, antonyms, and usage in sentences from the Cambridge English Corpus.
What does decadent mean? Decadent is used to describe things, such as a society or era, that are thought to be in a state of deterioration or decay, especially due to being excessively morally corrupt or self-indulgent. The state of being decadent is decadence.
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.
Decadent means having low moral standards or being very indulgent. Learn how to use this word in different contexts and languages with examples and translations from the Cambridge Dictionary.
Decadent means being in a state of decline or decay, or marked by or providing unrestrained gratification. It can also refer to a literary movement or a person who belongs to it. See synonyms, antonyms, translations and usage examples.
Decadent means having low moral standards and being interested mainly in pleasure. It can also refer to a period of decline in artistic standards or a group of late-19th-century writers. See pronunciation, origin, and usage examples.
