DECADENT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does decadent mean? • DECADENT (noun)
The noun DECADENT has 1 sense:
1. a person who has fallen into a decadent state (morally or artistically)
Familiarity information: DECADENT used as a noun is very rare.
• DECADENT (adjective)
The adjective DECADENT has 1 sense:
1. marked by excessive self-indulgence and moral decay
Familiarity information: DECADENT used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• DECADENT (noun)
Meaning:
A person who has fallen into a decadent state (morally or artistically)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("decadent" is a kind of...):
bad person (a person who does harm to others)
• DECADENT (adjective)
Meaning:
Marked by excessive self-indulgence and moral decay
Synonyms:
decadent; effete
Context examples:
a decadent life of excessive money and no sense of responsibility / a group of effete self-professed intellectuals
Similar:
indulgent (characterized by or given to yielding to the wishes of someone)
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