adj.

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.

[French décadent, back-formation from décadence, decadence. See decadence.]

decadently dec'a·dent·ly adv.

adj

Definition: corrupt, self-indulgent
Antonyms: benevolent, good, humble, kind, moral

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IN BRIEF: In a state or condition of rotting. Also: Marked by or providing unrestrained gratification; self-indulgent.

Without regular watering and pruning, the once flourishing rose garden had reached a decadent state.

Tutor's tip: The "decedent" (a dead person) was no longer the most "decadent" (having low moral standards) citizen in town.

Note: click on a word meaning below to see its connections and related words.

The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a person who has fallen into a decadent state (morally or artistically)

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The adjective decadent has one meaning:

Meaning #1: marked by excessive self-indulgence and moral decay
  Synonym: effete

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - dekadent, i moralsk forfald, degenereret, selvforkælende
n. - dekadent person

Nederlands (Dutch)
decadent

Français (French)
adj. - décadent
n. - (Littérat) décadent

Deutsch (German)
adj. - dekadent, im Niedergang befindlich, entartet
n. - dekadenter Mensch

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - ξεπεσμένος, παρακμασμένος
n. - ξεπεσμένος, παρακμασμένος

Italiano (Italian)
decadente

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - decadente
n. - decadente (m)

Русский (Russian)
декадентский

Español (Spanish)
adj. - decadente
n. - decadente

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - dekadent, förfallen
n. - period av dekadens

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
堕落的, 衰落的, 颓废的, 颓废期的, 堕落者, 颓废派艺术家, 颓废者

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 墮落的, 衰落的, 頹廢的, 頹廢期的
n. - 墮落者, 頹廢派藝術家, 頹廢者

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 문란한, 데카당파의
n. - 데카당파의 예술가

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 退廃的な人, デカダンの人
adj. - 衰微した, 退廃的な, デカダンの

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) منحط, متدهور (الاسم) شخص أو شئ منحط أو متدهور, شخص من مجموعه كتاب انجليز وفرنسين في القرن التاسع عشر يتطرق الى مواضيع غير تقليديه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מתנוון, משתייך לתקופת ניוון, שקוע בעצמו‬
n. - ‮מתנוון‬

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