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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024dec•a•dent /ˈdɛkədənt/USA pronunciation adj. - relating to or marked by decadence.
See -cad-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024dec•a•dent (dek′ə dənt, di kād′nt),USA pronunciation adj. - characterized by decadence, esp. culturally or morally:a decadent life of excessive money and no sense of responsibility.
- (often cap.) of or like the decadents.
n. - a person who is decadent.
- (often cap.) 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.
- see -ent 1830–40; back formation from decadence
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged corrupt, immoral, degenerate, debased, debauched, self-indulgent.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: decadent /ˈdɛkədənt/ adj - characterized by decay or decline, as in being self-indulgent or morally corrupt
- belonging to a period of decline in artistic standards
n - a decadent person
- (often capital) 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
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