adjective · rare

decadent

decadent · more decadent · most decadent

неправильний

декадентский, упадочный, упадочнический

dekadent

Characterized by moral or cultural declineCharacterized by moral or cultural decline.

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/ˈdɛkədənt/

» We indulged in a decadent chocolate cake.

Meaning

2 senses

Characterized by moral or cultural decline.
dekadent
упа́дочныйupádočnyj, упа́дочническийupádočničeskij, декаде́нтскийdekadéntskij
Luxuriously self-indulgent.
2003, Hedonismbot in the Futurama episode "The Devil's Hands Are Idle Playthings" Surgery in an opera? How wonderfully decadent! And just as I was beginning to lose interest!
dekadent
luxuriously self-indulgent

Examples

5 sentences

We indulged in a decadent chocolate cake.
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Some people like to dip marshmallows in chocolate or caramel for a decadent treat.
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We had a decadent breakfast.
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The tiramisu at Benedito's restaurant is decadent.
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The truffle risotto at Benedito's restaurant is decadent.
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Translations

6 languages

Русский

By meaning 1

characterized by moral or cultural decline:

Deutsch

By meaning 1

characterized by moral or cultural decline:

Origin

From French décadent, a back-formation from décadence (see -ent), from Medieval Latin dēca

From French décadent, a back-formation from décadence (see -ent), from Medieval Latin dēcadentia, from Late Latin dēcadēns, present participle of dēcadō, dēcidō (“sink, fall; perish”), from Latin dē- + cadō (“fall”).

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