About The Word Decadence
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Decadence
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What's The Definition Of Decadence?
[n] the state of being degenerate in mental or moral qualities
Synonyms | Synonyms for Decadence: decadency | degeneracy | degeneration Related Terms | Find terms related to Decadence: abandon | abandonment | abjection | comedown | corruptedness | corruption | corruptness | debasement | decadency | decadent | decayed | declension | declination | decline | deformation | degeneracy | degenerate | degenerateness | degeneration | degradation | demoralization | demotion | depravation | depravedness | depravity | depreciation | derogation | descent | deterioration | devolution | dissoluteness | downfall | downgrade | downtrend | downturn | downward mobility | downward trend | drop | dying | ebb | effeteness | fading | failing | failure | failure of nerve | fall | falling-off | involution | lapse | loss of tone | moral pollution | moral turpitude | overripe | profligacy | regress | regression | reprobacy | retrocession | retrogradation | retrogression | rottenness | slippage | slump | turpitude | wane See Also | abasement | abjection | degradation Decadence In Webster's Dictionary \De*ca"dence\, Decadency \De*ca"den*cy\, n. [LL.
decadentia; L. de- + cadere to fall: cf. F. d['e]cadence. See
{Decay}.]
A falling away; decay; deterioration; declension. ``The old
castle, where the family lived in their decadence.'' --Sir W.
Scott.
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