Meaning decadent
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decadent"in a state of decline or decay (from a former condition of excellence)," 1837, from French décadent, back-formation from décadence (see decadence). In reference to literary (later, other ar [..]
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decadent(adj) marked by excessive self-indulgence and moral decay(n) a person who has fallen into a decadent state (morally or artistically)
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decadentDecadence in a wine is a good thing. They are rich, sexy, opulent wines with mouth coating textures.
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decadentMoral degeneration or decay; unrestrained or excessive self indulgence
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decadent
Characterized by moral or cultural decline.
* - ''The Decline and Fall of the American Empire'' (1992)
*: ''As societies grow decadent, the language grows decadent, too. Words are used to disguis [..]
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