ALL meanings of decadent
dec·a·dent
D d - adjective decadent If you say that a person or society is decadent, you think that they have low moral standards and are interested mainly in pleasure. 3
- adjective decadent characterized by decay or decline, as in being self-indulgent or morally corrupt 3
- adjective decadent belonging to a period of decline in artistic standards 3
- noun decadent a decadent person 3
- noun decadent one of a group of French and English writers of the late 19th century whose works were characterized by refinement of style and a tendency towards the artificial and abnormal 3
- adjective decadent in a state of decline; characterized by decadence 3
- noun decadent a decadent person, esp. a writer or artist active in a period of decadence 3
- noun decadent any of a group of late-19th-cent., chiefly French writers characterized by a highly mannered style and an emphasis on the morbid and perverse 3
- noun decadent Characterized by or reflecting a state of moral or cultural decline. 1
- adjective decadent characterized by decadence, especially culturally or morally: a decadent life of excessive money and no sense of responsibility. 1
- adjective decadent (often initial capital letter) of or like the decadents. 1
- adjective decadent self-indulgent 1
- noun decadent a person who is decadent. 1
- noun decadent (often initial capital letter) one of a group of French and English writers of the latter part of the 19th century whose works were characterized by aestheticism, great refinement or subtlety of style, and a marked tendency toward the artificial and abnormal in content. 1
- noun decadent A person affected by moral decay. 0
- adjective decadent Characterized by moral or cultural decline. 0
- adjective decadent Luxuriously self-indulgent. 0