Definition of DECADENT

decadent

Plural: decadents

Noun

  • A person characterized by moral or cultural decline.
  • a person who has fallen into a decadent state (morally or artistically)
  • A person affected by moral decay.

Adjective Satellite

  • marked by excessive self-indulgence and moral decay
    • "a decadent life of excessive money and no sense of responsibility"

Adj

  • Characterized by moral or cultural decline.
  • Luxuriously self-indulgent.

Examples

  • The player who always formed words like ’SLOTH’ or ’GREED’ seemed rather DECADENT.

Origin / Etymology

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”).

Scrabble Score: 12

decadent: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
decadent: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
decadent: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

decadent: valid Words With Friends Word