Associations to the word «Decadent»

Wiktionary

DECADENT, adjective. Characterized by moral or cultural decline.
DECADENT, adjective. Luxuriously self-indulgent.
DECADENT, noun. A person affected by moral decay.

Dictionary definition

DECADENT, noun. A person who has fallen into a decadent state (morally or artistically).
DECADENT, adjective. 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".

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.