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noun the act or process of falling into an inferior condition or state; deterioration; decay: Some historians hold that the fall of Rome can be attributed to internal decadence.
moral degeneration or decay; turpitude.
unrestrained or excessive self-indulgence.
(often initial capital letter ) the decadent movement in literature.
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dec·a·den·cy [dek -uh -duh n-see, dih-keyd -n-]. /ˈdɛk ə dən si, dɪˈkeɪd n-/. Origin of decadence 1540–50; <Middle French <Medieval Latin dēcadentia, equivalent to Late Latin dēcadent- (stem of dēcadēns ), present participle of dēcadere to fall away (de- de- +cad (ere ) to fall + -ent- -ent) + -ia noun suffix; see -ence
SYNONYMS FOR decadence 1 degeneration, retrogression, decline.
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OTHER WORDS FROM decadence non·dec·a·dence, noun non·dec·a·den·cy, noun o·ver·dec·a·dence, noun Words nearby decadence dec-, deca-, decadal, decade, decadelong, decadence , decadent, decadrachm, Decadron, decaf, decaffeinate
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Example sentences from the Web for decadence Within days, the anti-Western line drawn to connect the dots of supposed Western decadence reached theaters and movie theaters.
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Many accused party leaders of excessive wealth and decadence filled with liquor and women.
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The decadence of it at 10 in the morning, it just feels like the perfect reward!
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In both films, these vehicular behemoths are emblems of our current decadence .
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The collection was unmistakably Cavalli, and whether one finds his decadence enthralling or offputting, he stands by it.
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Accordingly, as early as 1600, the independent and vigorous life has gone out and it becomes an architecture of the decadence .
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This period marks the decadence of ancient art, but carries with it the characteristics and methods of the ancient Greek painters.
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The Irish say that England is in the first stage of her decadence , and they say it with some reason.
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Today progress in transportation has caused the decadence of many of the fairs but others still survive.
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They marked the decadence of those reforms which ten years before had given promise of such glorious results.
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British Dictionary definitions for decadence noun deterioration, esp of morality or culture; decay; degeneration
the state reached through such a process
Word Origin for decadence C16: from French, from Medieval Latin dēcadentia, literally: a falling away; see decay
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