ˈdekədən(t)s, -kəd ə n- also də̇ˈkād ə n- or dēˈkā- noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle French, from Medieval Latin decadentia, from Late Latin decadent-, decadens (present participle of decadere to fall, sink) + Latin -ia -y — more at decay
1. : the process of becoming decadent : the quality or state of being decadent : deterioration
escape the decadence that attends upon old age — G.L.Dickinson
2. : the literary movement of the decadents or its animating spirit