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Definitions for Decadence

[1] the act or process of falling into an inferior condition or state; deterioration; decay: Some historians hold that the fall of Rome can be attributed to internal decadence.
[2] moral degeneration or decay; turpitude.
[3] unrestrained or excessive self-indulgence.
[4] (often initial capital letter ) the decadent movement in literature.
[5] deterioration, esp of morality or culture; decay; degeneration
[6] the state reached through such a process

Words related to Decadence

sensuality, downfall, dissolution, excess, lechery, dissipation, lewdness, regression, decline, decay, declension, corruption, degeneration, incontinence, lasciviousness, evil, degradation, licentiousness, fall, debasement

Words nearby Decadence

dec., deca-, decadal, decade, decadelong, decadence, decadent, decadrachm, decadron, decaf, decaffeinate

Origin of Decadence

1540–50; < Middle French < Medieval Latin dēcadentia, equivalent to Late Latin dēcadent- (stem of dēcadēns ), present participle of dēcadere to fall away (de- de- +cad(ere ) to fall + -ent- -ent) + -ia noun suffix; see -ence

Other words from Decadence

non·dec·a·dence , noun
non·dec·a·den·cy , noun
o·ver·dec·a·dence , noun

Word origin for Decadence

C16: from French, from Medieval Latin dēcadentia, literally: a falling away; see decay

Synonyms for Decadence

corruption, debasement, decay, declension, decline, degeneracy, degeneration, degradation, devolution, dissipation, dissolution, downfall, downgrade, evil, excess, fall, gluttony, incontinence, intemperance, lasciviousness, lechery, lewdness, licentiousness, regression, sensuality, sybaritism