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Definitions for: Decadent
[n] a person who has fallen into a decadent state (morally or artistically)
[adj] marked by excessive self-indulgence and moral decay; "a decadent life of excessive money and no sense of responsibility"; "a group of effete self-professed intellectuals"
Webster (1913) Definition: De*ca"dent, a.
Decaying; deteriorating.
De*ca"dent, n.
One that is decadent, or deteriorating; esp., one
characterized by, or exhibiting, the qualities of those who
are degenerating to a lower type; -- specif. applied to a
certain school of modern French writers.
The decadents and [ae]sthetes, and certain types of
realists. --C. L. Dana.
The business men of a great State allow their State to
be represented in Congress by ``decadents''. --The
Century.
Synonyms: effete, indulgent
See Also: bad person
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