decadencia — meaning in English
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English meaning
- decadence noun A state of moral or cultural decline, often linked to excessive luxury or self-indulgence.
- decay verb To rot or gradually break down, especially of organic matter.
- decline verb To become weaker, smaller, or worse over time.
- downfall noun A sudden loss of power, status, or success.
- fall verb To move downward, especially suddenly and without control.
Senses
decadencia is used for these senses in English:
- decadence A state of moral or artistic decline or deterioration; decay
- decay A deterioration of condition; loss of status, quality, strength, or fortune.
- decline A deterioration of condition; a weakening or worsening.
- downfall A precipitous decline in fortune; death or rapid deterioration, as in status or wealth.
- fall (chiefly, North America, archaic in Britain) The time of the year when the leaves typically fall from the trees; autumn; the season of the year between the autumnal equinox and the winter solstice. [from 16th c.]
decadence — full definition
- noun A state of moral or cultural decline, often linked to excessive luxury or self-indulgence.
- noun Luxurious self-indulgence, without necessarily implying moral decline.
decay — full definition
- verb To rot or gradually break down, especially of organic matter.
- verb To decline gradually in quality, strength, or condition.
- noun The process or result of rotting or gradual deterioration.
- noun In physics, the process by which an unstable atomic nucleus or particle breaks down over time.