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decadent

Syllabification: (dec·a·dent)
Pronunciation: /ˈdekədənt/
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Definition of decadent

adjective

  • characterized by or reflecting a state of moral or cultural decline.
  • luxuriously self-indulgent:a decadent soak in a scented bath

noun

  • a person who is luxuriously self-indulgent.
  • (often Decadent) a member of a group of late-19th-century French and English poets associated with the Aesthetic Movement.

Derivatives

decadently

adverb

Origin:

mid 19th century: from French décadent, from medieval Latin decadentia (see decadence)

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