decadent
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- noun
- /ˈdɛkədənt/
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decadente
- Gays, decadents, even royalists past and present are all subjected to the flaneur's scrutiny.
Examples
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The Decadents have ruined Paris, if you ask me.
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Repurposing the eschatology of Romantic and Gothic aesthetic traditions, self-proclaimed decadents translated the "horror" felt by Darwin into a genre.
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Spineless decadents.
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And not seldom do they find personal satisfaction in calling themselves "Decadents," the children of a refined, overly civilized age.
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The Decadents' regressive drive toward self-annihilation is harnessed by the state and focused outward on an enemy.
Academic text (1997) -
The Decadent and Entra are two good options for fresh, tasty Portuguese food with good presentation, nice decoration, and great value for money (around 20€ per person, with wine).
Blog text (10) -
Coupled with the fact that imperial decline rather than revolution was the salient register of political change for many decadents, this shift afforded more explicit examinations of the related decays of political and natural orders.
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"All those guys—realists, naturalists, parnassians, decadents, the whole boatload—devoutly believed that the accumulation of visual detail plus mysterious intuition gives direct access to deep reality.
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(In contrast to these dour European decadents, hallucinogens were used more expansively to open the mind to the cosmos in the psychedelic rock-and-roll scene of 1960s America.)
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With their extravagant parties and lavish lifestyles, many regarded the artists as decadents of the modern era.
Synonyms
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A person who enjoys sex, drinking, and wild parties too much
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A person who lives for luxury and pleasures of the senses
A person who loves luxury and enjoys comfort and fine food
A person who often gives themselves extra treats and comforts
Antonyms
How Indulgent
Surface Forms
Etymology
Decadent as a noun comes from the same Latin parts de- 'down' and cadere 'to fall', similar to decay. So a decadent is a person who is seen as 'falling' into self-indulgence or losing usual values.