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Meaning of 'decadent' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Decadent [ a.]
- Decaying; deteriorating.

Meaning of 'decadent' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . decadent [ s]
Meaning (1):
- marked by excessive self-indulgence and moral decay
Example in sentence:
  • a decadent life of excessive money and no sense of responsibility;
  • a group of effete self-professed intellectuals
Meaning (2):
- luxuriously self-indulgent
Example in sentence:
  • I spent a decadent day at a spa

Nearby Words:

deca- decacerata decachord decachordon decad decadal decade decadence decadency decadist

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