We had a decadent breakfast.
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Decadent
//ˈdɛkədənt//
Synonyms for "decadent" (123 found)
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Adjective(17 words)
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Adjective(27 words)
intemperatelicentiouslotus-eatingluxuriousobsceneperversepervertedprofligateself-indulgentsensualisticsinfulsybaritesybariticsybariticalunduteousundutifulunethicalungodlyunjustunprincipled
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3 entriesTranslations
44 translations across 20 languages.
Bulgarian
2 entries- упадъчен adj (characterized by moral or cultural decline)
- декадент noun (person affected by moral decay)
Catalan
1 entries- decadent adj (characterized by moral or cultural decline)
Chinese Mandarin
3 entries- 糜爛 /糜烂 adj (characterized by moral or cultural decline)
- 腐朽 adj (characterized by moral or cultural decline)
- 頹廢 /颓废 adj (characterized by moral or cultural decline)
Czech
1 entries- dekadentní adj (characterized by moral or cultural decline)
Finnish
3 entries- dekadentti adj (characterized by moral or cultural decline)
- rappeutunut adj (characterized by moral or cultural decline)
- turmeltunut adj (characterized by moral or cultural decline)
French
3 entries- décadent adj (characterized by moral or cultural decline)
- décadent noun (person affected by moral decay)
- décadente noun (person affected by moral decay)
German
2 entries- dekadent adj (characterized by moral or cultural decline)
- dekadent adj (luxuriously self-indulgent)
Hindi
4 entries- अपकर्षी adj (characterized by moral or cultural decline)
- पतनोन्मुख adj (characterized by moral or cultural decline)
- पतनोमुख adj (characterized by moral or cultural decline)
- ह्रासोन्मुख adj (characterized by moral or cultural decline)
Hungarian
1 entries- dekadens adj (characterized by moral or cultural decline)
Icelandic
4 entries- hnignandi adj (characterized by moral or cultural decline)
- hrörnandi adj (characterized by moral or cultural decline)
- spilltur adj (characterized by moral or cultural decline)
- úrkynjaður adj (characterized by moral or cultural decline)
Indonesian
1 entries- dekaden adj (characterized by moral or cultural decline)
Irish
2 entries- meatach adj (characterized by moral or cultural decline)
- peacúil adj (luxuriously self-indulgent)
Italian
2 entries- decadente adj (characterized by moral or cultural decline)
- decadentista noun (person affected by moral decay)
Korean
1 entries- 흥청망청 adj (luxuriously self-indulgent)
Polish
1 entries- dekadencki adj (characterized by moral or cultural decline)
Romanian
1 entries- decadent adj (characterized by moral or cultural decline)
Russian
4 entries- декаде́нтский adj (characterized by moral or cultural decline)
- упа́дочнический adj (characterized by moral or cultural decline)
- упа́дочный adj (characterized by moral or cultural decline)
- декаде́нт noun (person affected by moral decay)
Spanish
3 entries- decadente adj (characterized by moral or cultural decline)
- inmoderado adj (luxuriously self-indulgent)
- vicioso adj (luxuriously self-indulgent)
Tagalog
1 entries- namumulok adj (characterized by moral or cultural decline)
Thai
2 entries- เสื่อมโทรม adj (characterized by moral or cultural decline)
- คนเสื่อม noun (person affected by moral decay)
Sample sentences
10 total sentences available.
All acts against nature are decadence. The most decadent of men are priests: they teach that which is against nature. Debating isn't effective against priests, only prison is.
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The cake I had last night at the French restaurant was so utterly rich, sinful, and decadent that I practically died and went to heaven.
Source: tatoeba (5792390)
Some people like to dip marshmallows in chocolate or caramel for a decadent treat.
Source: tatoeba (11590051)
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