DECADENT


Meaning of DECADENT in English

— decadently /dek"euh deuhnt lee, di kayd"nt-/ , adv.

/dek"euh deuhnt, di kayd"nt/ , adj.

1. characterized by decadence, esp. culturally or morally: a decadent life of excessive money and no sense of responsibility.

2. ( often cap. ) of or like the decadents.

n.

3. a person who is decadent.

4. ( often cap. ) one of a group of French and English writers of the latter part of the 19th century whose works were characterized by aestheticism, great refinement or subtlety of style, and a marked tendency toward the artificial and abnormal in content.

[ 1830-40; back formation from DECADENCE; see -ENT ]

Syn. 1. corrupt, immoral, degenerate, debased, debauched, self-indulgent.

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .