decadent
Noun · AdjectiveSynonyms:
fin-de-siecle
Open English WordNet
Adjective (2)
- luxuriously self-indulgent“I spent a decadent day at a spa”Opposite nonindulgentSimilar indulgent
- marked by excessive self-indulgence and moral decay“a decadent life of excessive money and no sense of responsibility”Synonyms: fin-de-siecleOpposite moralSimilar immoral
Noun (1)
- a person who has fallen into a decadent state (morally or artistically)Type of bad person
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
De·ca′dent adjective
Decaying; deteriorating.
De·ca′dent noun
One that is decadent, or deteriorating; esp., one characterized by, or exhibiting, the qualities of those who are degenerating to a lower type; — specif. applied to a certain school of modern French writers.
The decadents and æsthetes, and certain types of realists.— C. L. Dana.
The business men of a great State allow their State to be represented in Congress by “decadents”.— The Century Illust. Monthly Mag.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54 · with additions: 1913 supplement