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- 1. moral or cultural decline as characterized by excessive indulgence in pleasure or luxury: "he denounced Western decadence"
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noun [ U ] uk / ˈdek.ə.d ə ns / us / ˈdek.ə.d ə ns / Add to word list. low moral standards and behaviour: Western decadence. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Morally wrong and evil. abhorrently. amorality. anomie. dissolutely. dissoluteness. enormity. evil. nefariousness. no good idiom. no more Mr Nice Guy idiom. non-ethical. obscene.
The meaning of DECADENCE is the process of becoming decadent : the quality or state of being decadent. How to use decadence in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Decadence.
Whether in reference to chocolate cake for breakfast or wild all-night parties, decadence means extravagance, luxury, and self-indulgence with a sense of moral decline. The Latin root of decadence means "to fall down," and this may help you understand the full sense of the word.
Decadence definition: the act or process of falling into an inferior condition or state; deterioration; decay. See examples of DECADENCE used in a sentence.
noun [ U ] us / ˈdek.ə.d ə ns / uk / ˈdek.ə.d ə ns / Add to word list. low moral standards and behavior: Western decadence. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Morally wrong and evil. abhorrently. amorality. anomie. dissolutely. dissoluteness. enormity. evil. nefariousness. no good idiom. no more Mr Nice Guy idiom. non-ethical. obscene.
noun. 1. deterioration, esp of morality or culture; decay; degeneration. 2. the state reached through such a process. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Word origin. C16: from French, from Medieval Latin dēcadentia, literally: a falling away; see decay.
Definition of decadence noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Decadence definition: A process, condition, or period of deterioration or decline, as in morals or art; decay.
1. A process, condition, or period of deterioration or decline, as in morals or art; decay. 2. often Decadence A literary movement especially of late 19th-century France and England characterized by refined aestheticism, artifice, and the quest for new sensations.
a process, condition, or period of decline, as in morals, art, literature, etc.; deterioration; decay. : [...] More. Synonyms of 'decadence' • degeneration, decline, corruption, fall [...] More. Examples of 'decadence' in a sentence.
