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    [Adjective]  | "dec*a*dent" | \ ˈde-kə-dənt \


    1: characterized by or appealing to self-indulgence

    2: marked by decay or decline

    3: of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a group of late 19th century French and English writers tending toward artificial and unconventional subjects and subtilized style : of, relating to, or having the characteristics of the decadents

    Origin: 1837 ;

     Back-formation from decadence;

    [Noun]  | "decadent" 


    1: one of a group of late 19th century French and English writers tending toward artificial and unconventional subjects and subtilized style

    2: one that is marked by decay or decline : one that is decadent

    Origin: 1886 ;

     See: {decadent:1 };

    [Adjective]  | "decadent" 


    1: having lost forcefulness, courage, or spirit;


      * e.g., " ... social critics claimed that their culture had become decadent and weak "




    2: having or showing lowered moral character or standards;


      * e.g., " ... opponents of gambling casinos claim that gambling is a decadent form of entertainment "




    3: given to or marked by excessive gratification of one's desires;


      * e.g., " ... the impressionable heiress couldn't resist the decadent temptations of the jet-set life "



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    [Noun]  | "decadent" 


    1: a person who has sunk below the normal moral standard;


      * e.g., " ... avant-garde artists who were scorned by the bourgeoisie as talentless decadents "




    2: a person whose life is devoted to luxury and sensual pleasures;


      * e.g., " ... a decadent who squandered her once considerable family fortune "



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     [ "decadent" ]

    1: over-indulgent, leading to molar decay

      * e.g.,  ... What a decadent box of cookies. 

     [ "decadent" ]

    1: Being in a state of decay.

      * e.g.,  ... www.hugi.is/hahradi/bigboxes.p 

     [ "Decadence" ]

    1: A process, condition, or period of deterioration or decline, as in morals or art; decay.

      * e.g.,  ... Decadence is the precursor to extinction. 

     [ "decade" ]

    1: A period of 10 years. Can refer to particular decades like the 1950s or the 1980s.

      * e.g.,  ... The years 2000-2009 are a decade. 

     [ "Decadence" ]

    1: Cooking or baking recipes that include semen.

      * e.g.,  ... Richard has many wonderful recipes if you're into decadence... 

     [ "Decadent" ]

    1: Overly rich and flaunty. Like a rich asshole.

      * e.g.,  ... That rich asshole is pretty decadent. 

     [ "DeCadence" ]

    1: An A Cappella group at UC Berkeley that sets the standard for current co-ed A Capella groups across the nation.

      * e.g.,  ... Man:"Wow, that A Cappella group was great! Who are they?" Woman:"Oh, that's DeCadence!" Man:"THE DeCadence?" Woman:"Yes!" Man:"WOW! They must be the greatest A Cappella group around!" Woman:" Yes! Of course they are!" 

     [ "decade" ]

    1: Period at the end or the start of which people argue and bicker about whether the decade is effectivly at an end or not.

      * e.g.,  ... "Dude, there's no use in making a 'best of this decade' list when there's still a year to come in this decade!" 

     [ "Decadence" ]

    1: Literally meaning decline and decay it is usually used to refer to the decay of a society. However decadence is a very subjective term and is usually used by square control freaks who only like the simple and wholesome and believe that anything edgy or creative will lead to chaos.

      * e.g.,  ... Snobby complainer: words are starting to be used differently and couples are having anal sex which is wrong even though is is safe and usually consensual. And Mexicans are coming in and threatening to destroy our trafitional values whatever that means.Oh the decadence. Soon our civilization will decay into anarchy. 

     [ "Decadence" ]

    1: Combination of 'decade' and 'hence' - the act of looking back at life 10 years hence and wondering why you did all the depraved things that seemed perfectly normal then.

      * e.g.,  ... Older and more mature now, we sat around the bonfire and laughed our heads off as we dived nostalgically into the decadence of 199 

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