decadence

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A state of moral or artistic decline or deterioration; decay
  2. The quality of being luxuriously self-indulgent.

Pronunciation

/ˈdɛkədəns/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-decadence.wav

Word forms

decadence decadences

Etymology

From French décadence, from Medieval Latin decadentia (“decay”), from *decadens (“decaying”), present participle of *decadere (“to decay”); see decay.

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