Decadence

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A process, condition, or period of deterioration or decline, as in morals or art; decay.
  • n. A literary movement especially of late 19th-century France and England characterized by refined aestheticism, artifice, and the quest for new sensations.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A state of moral or artistic decline or deterioration; decay
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A falling away; decay; deterioration; declension. “The old castle, where the family lived in their decadence.”
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A falling off or away; the act or process of falling into an inferior condition or state; the process or state of decay; deterioration.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. the state of being degenerate in mental or moral qualities
    • Equivalent
    decadency   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    abjection    degradation    abasement   
    Cross Reference
    the decadence   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    decay    deterioration    decline   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    degeneracy    disintegration    retrogression    deterioration    degeneration    downfall    extinction    decline    stagnation    depravity   
     
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