decadent
Meaning
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- Characterized by moral or cultural decline.
- Luxuriously self-indulgent.
Synonyms
effete
idle about
corrupt person
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Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈdɛkədənt/
Etymology
From French décadent, back-formation from décadence, from Medieval Latin decadentia, from Late Latin decadens, present participle of decadō (“sink, fall”). Cognate with French décadent.
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