Decadent Definition

dĕkə-dənt, dĭ-kādnt

adjective

In a state of decline; characterized by decadence.

Webster's New World

Marked by or providing unrestrained gratification; self-indulgent.

American Heritage

Lavishly or sensually self-indulgent.

Webster's New World

Of or relating to literary Decadence.

American Heritage

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noun

A decadent person, esp. a writer or artist active in a period of decadence.

Webster's New World

A person in a condition or process of mental or moral decay.

American Heritage

A member of the Decadence movement.

American Heritage

Any of a group of late-19th-cent., chiefly French writers characterized by a highly mannered style and an emphasis on the morbid and perverse.

Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Decadent

Singular:

decadent

Plural:

decadents

From French décadent, back-formation from décadence, from Medieval Latin decadentia, from Late Latin decadens (“decadens”), present participle of Late Latin decadō (“sink, fall”). Cognate with French décadent

From Wiktionary
French décadent back-formation from décadence decadence decadence

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition