decadent Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a person who has fallen into a decadent state (morally or artistically)
  2. adjective satellite marked by excessive self-indulgence and moral decay
    effete.
    • a decadent life of excessive money and no sense of responsibility
    • a group of effete self-professed intellectuals

WordNet


De*ca"dent adjective
Definitions
  1. Decaying; deteriorating.

Webster 1913