Decadent definition

dĕkə-dənt, dĭ-kādnt

Lavishly or sensually self-indulgent.

adjective

Marked by or providing unrestrained gratification; self-indulgent.

adjective

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

noun

Being in a state of decline or decay.

adjective

The definition of decadent is something in a state of decline or something that is luxurious and self-indulgent.

An example of a decadent desert is a gigantic piece of expensive chocolate cake.

adjective

adjective

A person affected by moral decay.

noun

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

noun

In a state of decline; characterized by decadence.

adjective

Characterized by moral or cultural decline.

adjective

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.

noun

Of or relating to literary Decadence.

adjective

A member of the Decadence movement.

noun

Other Word Forms

Singular:

decadent

Plural:

decadents

French décadent back-formation from décadence decadence decadence

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

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