decadent 音标拼音: [d'ɛkədənt]
a . 衰微的,颓废的
n . 颓废派
衰微的,颓废的颓废派
decadent adj 1 :
marked by excessive self -
indulgence and moral decay ; "
a decadent life of excessive money and no sense of responsibility "; "
a group of effete self -
professed intellectuals " [
synonym : {
decadent }, {
effete }]
n 1 :
a person who has fallen into a decadent state (
morally or artistically )
Decadent \
De *
ca "
dent \,
a .
Decaying ;
deteriorating .
[
1913 Webster ]
Decadent \
De *
ca "
dent \,
n .
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 [
ae ]
sthetes ,
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 .
[
Webster 1913 Suppl .]
64 Moby Thesaurus words for "
decadent ":
abandoned ,
coming apart ,
contaminated ,
corrupt ,
corrupted ,
cracking ,
crumbling ,
debased ,
debauched ,
decaying ,
declining ,
degenerate ,
degenerating ,
degenerative ,
degraded ,
depraved ,
deteriorating ,
disintegrating ,
dissipated ,
dissolute ,
draining ,
drooping ,
dwindling ,
ebbing ,
effete ,
fading ,
failing ,
falling ,
falling off ,
flagging ,
fragmenting ,
going to pieces ,
immoral ,
languishing ,
marcescent ,
morally polluted ,
on the wane ,
perverted ,
pining ,
polluted ,
profligate ,
regressive ,
reprobate ,
retrograde ,
retrogressive ,
rotten ,
self -
indulgent ,
shriveling ,
sinking ,
sliding ,
slipping ,
slumping ,
steeped in iniquity ,
subsiding ,
tabetic ,
tainted ,
vice -
corrupted ,
vitiated ,
waning ,
warped ,
wasting ,
wilting ,
withering ,
worsening
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DECADENT Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster To be decadent is to be in the process of decay, so a powerful nation may be said to be in a decadent stage if its power is fading But the word is more often used to speak of moral decay
DECADENT Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com DECADENT definition: characterized by decadence, especially culturally or morally See examples of decadent used in a sentence
DECADENT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary Fascinated by the materiality of language, the decadent text frequently cultivates its own shiny, polished surfaces and neglects the plot
Decadent - definition of decadent by The Free Dictionary decadent (ˈdɛkədənt) adj 1 characterized by decay or decline, as in being self-indulgent or morally corrupt
DECADENT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary If you say that a person or society is decadent, you think that they have low moral standards and are interested mainly in pleasure
decadent adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage . . . Definition of decadent adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary having or showing low standards, especially moral ones, and an interest only in pleasure and fun rather than serious things There was something very decadent about filling ourselves with so much rich food
decadent, adj. n. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English . . . decadent, adj n meanings, etymology, pronunciation and more in the Oxford English Dictionary
decadent | meaning of decadent in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary . . . decadent meaning, definition, what is decadent: having low moral standards and being mor : Learn more
Decadent Definition Meaning | YourDictionary Decadent definition: Being in a state of decline or decay
decadent - Wiktionary, the free dictionary Adjective decadent (comparative more decadent, superlative most decadent) Characterized by moral or cultural decline Synonyms: corrupted, degenerate; see also Thesaurus: immoral