"decadent" meaning in English

See decadent in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈdɛkədənt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-decadent.wav Forms: more decadent [comparative], most decadent [superlative]
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. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*ḱh₂d-}}, {{der|en|fr|décadent}} French décadent, {{der|en|ML.|decadentia}} Medieval Latin decadentia, {{der|en|LL.|decadens}} Late Latin decadens, {{cog|fr|décadent}} French décadent Head templates: {{en-adj}} decadent (comparative more decadent, superlative most decadent)
  1. Characterized by moral or cultural decline. Translations (characterized by moral or cultural decline): упадъчен (upadǎčen) (Bulgarian), decadent (Catalan), dekadentní (Czech), rappeutunut (Finnish), turmeltunut (Finnish), dekadentti (Finnish), décadent (French), dekadent (German), पतनोन्मुख (patnonmukh) (Hindi), ह्रासोन्मुख (hrāsonmukh) (Hindi), अपकर्षी (apkarṣī) (Hindi), पतनोमुख (patnomukh) (Hindi), dekadens (Hungarian), hnignandi (Icelandic), hrörnandi (Icelandic), spilltur (Icelandic), úrkynjaður (Icelandic), dekaden (Indonesian), meatach (Irish), decadente (Italian), dekadencki (Polish), decadent (Romanian), упа́дочный (upádočnyj) (Russian), упа́дочнический (upádočničeskij) (Russian), декаде́нтский (dekadéntskij) (Russian), decadente (Spanish), namumulok (Tagalog), เสื่อมโทรม (sʉ̀ʉam-soom) (Thai)
    Sense id: en-decadent-en-adj-c582owE9 Categories (other): Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Indonesian translations, Terms with Thai translations Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 14 43 43 Disambiguation of Terms with Indonesian translations: 15 46 38 Disambiguation of Terms with Thai translations: 15 46 38 Disambiguation of 'characterized by moral or cultural decline': 97 3
  2. Luxuriously self-indulgent. Synonyms (luxuriously self-indulgent): sinful [colloquial] Translations (luxuriously self-indulgent): dekadent (German), peacúil (Irish), 흥청망청 (heungcheongmangcheong) (Korean)
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: décadent Derived forms: decadently Related terms: decadence

Noun

IPA: /ˈdɛkədənt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-decadent.wav Forms: decadents [plural]
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. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*ḱh₂d-}}, {{der|en|fr|décadent}} French décadent, {{der|en|ML.|decadentia}} Medieval Latin decadentia, {{der|en|LL.|decadens}} Late Latin decadens, {{cog|fr|décadent}} French décadent Head templates: {{en-noun}} decadent (plural decadents)
  1. A person affected by moral decay. Translations (person affected by moral decay): декадент (dekadent) [masculine] (Bulgarian), décadent [masculine] (French), décadente [feminine] (French), पतित (patit) (Hindi), decadentista [masculine] (Italian), декаде́нт (dekadént) [masculine] (Russian), декаде́нтка (dekadéntka) [feminine] (Russian), คนเสื่อม (kon-sʉ̀ʉam) (Thai)
    Sense id: en-decadent-en-noun-Wk5NlibI Categories (other): Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Indonesian translations, Terms with Thai translations Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 14 43 43 Disambiguation of Terms with Indonesian translations: 15 46 38 Disambiguation of Terms with Thai translations: 15 46 38
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: décadent

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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