decadent

CEFRC1

/ˈdɛkədənt/

adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Showing excessive luxury or pleasure.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    A person affected by moral decay.

Examples

  • Some people like to dip marshmallows in chocolate or caramel for a decadent treat.

  • The truffle risotto at Benedito's restaurant is decadent.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Luxuriously self-indulgent.

  2. Characterized by moral or cultural decline.

More examples

In context

  • We had a decadent breakfast.

  • L. Douglas He had the fastidiousness, the preciosity, the love of archaisms, of your true decadent.

  • 2003, Hedonismbot in the Futurama episode "The Devil's Hands Are Idle Playthings" Surgery in an opera? How wonderfully decadent! And just as I was beginning to lose interest!

Synonyms

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Origin

adjective

From French décadent, a back-formation from décadence (see -ent), from Medieval Latin dēcadentia, from Late Latin dēcadēns, present participle of dēcadō, dēcidō (“sink, fall; perish”), from Latin dē- + cadō (“fall”).