decadence

CEFRB2

/ˈdɛkədəns/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A decline caused by too much luxury or pleasure.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    The quality of being luxuriously self-indulgent.

Examples

  • Mistaking cadenza with decadence would be a great mistake.

  • Modern dances? It's not dancing anymore, it's decadence.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meaning

  1. A state of moral or artistic decline or deterioration; decay

More examples

In context

  • the decadence of a five-star hotel

  • "Stability, however, is not enough. It leads too easily to stagnation, and thence to decadence."

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Origin

noun

From French décadence, from Medieval Latin decadentia (“decay”), from *decadens (“decaying”), present participle of *decadere (“to decay”); see decay.