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noun
- 1. moral or cultural decline as characterized by excessive indulgence in pleasure or luxury: "he denounced Western decadence"
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decadence | American Dictionary. noun [ U ] us / ˈdek·ə·d ə ns / Add to word list. a state of low standards in a society; social decay. decadent. adjective us / ˈdek·ə·d ə nt / The US was widely condemned as a decadent society. (Definition of decadence from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
The meaning of DECADENCE is the process of becoming decadent : the quality or state of being decadent. How to use decadence in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Decadence.
noun. the act or process of falling into an inferior condition or state; deterioration; decay: Some historians hold that the fall of Rome can be attributed to internal decadence. Synonyms: decline, retrogression, degeneration. moral degeneration or decay; turpitude. unrestrained or excessive self-indulgence.
noun [ U ] us / ˈdek.ə.d ə ns / uk / ˈdek.ə.d ə ns / Add to word list. low moral standards and behavior: Western decadence. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Morally wrong and evil. abhorrently. amorality. anomie. dissolutely. dissoluteness. enormity. evil. nefariousness. no good idiom. no more Mr Nice Guy idiom. non-ethical. obscene.
Definitions of decadence. noun. the state of being degenerate in mental or moral qualities. synonyms: decadency, degeneracy, degeneration. see more. noun. excess in action and immoderate indulgence of bodily appetites, especially in passion or indulgence. synonyms: intemperance, intemperateness, self-indulgence. see more.
decadence. noun. /ˈdekədəns/. /ˈdekədəns/. [uncountable] (disapproving) behaviour, attitudes, etc. that show a fall in standards, especially moral ones, and an interest in pleasure and fun rather than more serious things. the decadence of modern Western society. Word Origin.
1. A process, condition, or period of deterioration or decline, as in morals or art; decay. 2. often Decadence A literary movement especially of late 19th-century France and England characterized by refined aestheticism, artifice, and the quest for new sensations.
Decadence definition: A process, condition, or period of deterioration or decline, as in morals or art; decay.
DECADENCE meaning: behavior that shows low morals and a great love of pleasure, money, fame, etc.
noun. 1. the act or process of falling into an inferior condition or state; deterioration; decay. Some historians hold that the fall of Rome can be attributed to internal decadence. 2. moral degeneration or decay; turpitude. 3. unrestrained or excessive self-indulgence. 4. (often cap) the decadent movement in literature.
