dekadent — meaning in English
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English meaning
- decadent adj Showing moral or cultural decline through excessive indulgence.
- degenerate adj Having declined from a former, better state; deteriorated.
- effete adj Worn out and drained of energy.
Senses
dekadent is used for these senses in English:
- degenerate (of a person or system) Having lost good or desirable qualities; hence also having bad character or habits, base, immoral, corrupt.
- effete Decadent, weak through self-indulgence.
decadent — full definition
- adj Showing moral or cultural decline through excessive indulgence.
- adj Luxuriously indulgent, in a pleasurable rather than critical sense.
degenerate — full definition
- adj Having declined from a former, better state; deteriorated.
- noun A person seen as morally corrupt or of poor character.
- verb To decline in quality, structure, or character over time.
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