"décadent" meaning in French

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Adjective

Forms: décadente [feminine], décadents [masculine, plural], décadentes [feminine, plural]
Etymology: Back-formation from décadence; see -ent. Compare Late Latin dēcadēns, present participle of dēcadō. Etymology templates: {{back-formation|fr|décadence}} Back-formation from décadence, {{cog|LL.|dēcadēns}} Late Latin dēcadēns 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: 0 100 0 Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, French back-formations, 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 back-formations: 14 80 6 Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 11 79 10

Noun

Forms: décadents [plural], décadente [feminine]
Etymology: Back-formation from décadence; see -ent. Compare Late Latin dēcadēns, present participle of dēcadō. Etymology templates: {{back-formation|fr|décadence}} Back-formation from décadence, {{cog|LL.|dēcadēns}} Late Latin dēcadēns 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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