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Word: Decadent
Speech Type: Adjective
Etymology:
mid 19th century: from French décadent, from medieval Latin decadentia (see decadence)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈdɛkəd(ə)nt
Dialects: British English
Definition:
characterized by or reflecting a state of moral or cultural decline
Short Definition:in state of moral or cultural decline
Examples:- a decaying, decadent Britain
Word: Decadent
Speech Type: Noun
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈdɛkəd(ə)nt
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a person who is luxuriously self-indulgent
Short Definition:self-indulgent person
Examples:- for half a million dollars, he offers rich decadents the chance to lead a deadly safari
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