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decadent
What does decadent mean?
decadent (adjective): luxuriously self-indulgent.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use decadent in a sentence?
- I spent a decadent day at a spa. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce decadent?
/ˈdɛkədənt/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does decadent come from?
From French décadent, a back-formation from décadence, from Medieval Latin dēcadentia, from Late Latin dēcadēns, present participle of dēcadō, dēcidō (“sink, fall; perish”), from Latin dē- + cadō (“fall”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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having a sharp inclination
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luxuriously self-indulgent
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silent; not making a sound
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huge, gigantic, very large
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