"décadent" meaning in All languages combined

See décadent on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Forms: more décadent [comparative], most décadent [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} décadent (comparative more décadent, superlative most décadent)
  1. Alternative spelling of decadent Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: decadent
    Sense id: en-décadent-en-adj-tLU-Uafj Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 30 31 8 27 3

Noun [English]

Forms: décadents [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} décadent (plural décadents)
  1. Alternative spelling of decadent Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: decadent
    Sense id: en-décadent-en-noun-tLU-Uafj Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 30 31 8 27 3

Adjective [French]

Forms: décadente [feminine], décadents [masculine, plural], décadentes [feminine, plural]
Etymology: From décadence. Head templates: {{fr-adj}} décadent (feminine décadente, masculine plural décadents, feminine plural décadentes)
  1. decaying, deteriorating, in decline
    Sense id: en-décadent-fr-adj-ONxMNBxU
  2. decadent (characterized by moral or cultural decline) Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-décadent-fr-adj-ABVPWoSW Disambiguation of People: 29 71 0 Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 30 31 8 27 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 26 26 7 39 3 Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 21 70 8

Noun [French]

Forms: décadents [plural], décadente [feminine]
Etymology: From décadence. Head templates: {{fr-noun|m|f=décadente}} décadent m (plural décadents, feminine décadente)
  1. decadent Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-décadent-fr-noun-pgJ6y8VQ

Inflected forms

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