Decadent
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈdɛkədənt/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Decadent is an adjective meaning Characterized by moral or cultural decline.
Meaning
Characterized by moral or cultural decline.
More Meanings
- Luxuriously self-indulgent.
- A person affected by moral decay.
Example Sentences
L. Douglas He had the fastidiousness, the preciosity, the love of archaisms, of your true decadent.
2003, Hedonismbot in the Futurama episode "The Devil's Hands Are Idle Playthings" Surgery in an opera? How wonderfully decadent! And just as I was beginning to lose interest!
As societies grow decadent, the language grows decadent, too. Words are used to disguise, not to illuminate, action: you liberate a city by destroying it. Words are to confuse, so that at election time people will solemnly vote against their own interests.
Word Forms
- decadents
Synonyms for decadent
Depending on context, synonyms include corrupted, degenerate, aberrant, corrupt, depraved, dirty-handed.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include indulgent, effete, rotten, decaying, decayed, corrupt.
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