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Definition of decadent adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

decadent

adjective
 
/ˈdekədənt/
 
/ˈdekədənt/
(disapproving)
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  1. having or showing low standards, especially moral ones, and an interest only in pleasure and fun rather than serious things
    • the decadent rich
    • a decadent lifestyle/society
    • There was something very decadent about filling ourselves with so much rich food.
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryDecadent is used with these nouns:
    • dessert
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    Word Originmid 19th cent.: from French décadent, from medieval Latin decadentia; related to decay.
See decadent in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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