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Definitions: Decadent |
DecadentAdjective1. Marked by excessive self-indulgence and moral decay; "a decadent life of excessive money and no sense of responsibility"; "a group of effete self-professed intellectuals". Noun1. A person who has fallen into a decadent state (morally or artistically). Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "decadent" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1880. (references) |
Synonym: DecadentSynonym: effete (adj). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Decadent |
| English words defined with "decadent": effete. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "decadent": solfataric. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "Decadent" is also a word in the following language with English translations in parentheses. Romanian (decadent, effete). |
| Domain | Usage | |
Screenplays | You decadent Philistine! (Shanghai Knights; writing credit: Alfred Gough; Miles Millar) | |
Movie/TV Titles | The Decadent Visitor (1998) Decadent Delights (1992) | |
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| Author | Quotation |
E. M. Cioran | A decadent civilization compromises with its disease, cherishes the virus infecting it, loses its self-respect. |
Emile Durkheim | Too cheerful a morality is a loose morality; it is appropriate only to decadent peoples and is found only among them. |
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| Speaker | Term | Phrase(s) |
Woodrow Wilson | 1913-1921 | We see the bad with the good, the debased and decadent with the sound and vital. |
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| "Decadent" is generally used as an adjective (general or positive) -- approximately 90.32% of the time. "Decadent" is used about 62 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Adjective (general or positive) | 90.32% | 56 | 45,296 |
| Noun (singular) | 9.68% | 6 | 143,867 |
| Total | 100.00% | 62 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| Hypenated Usage | |
Ending with "decadent": post-decadent, semi-decadent. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
decadent indulgence | 62 |
decadent divas | 20 |
decadent | 19 |
decadent dessert | 5 |
decadent indulgence vibrator | 5 |
city decadent | 3 |
decadent sex | 3 |
cake chocolate decadent | 2 |
decadent machine people time | 2 |
decadent dessert recipe | 2 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "decadent"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Albanian | dekadent. (various references) | |
Arabic | فاسد (abusive, bad, corrupt, decayed, decomposed, degenerated, depraved, disintegrated, evil, false, foul, immoral, incorrect, infected, invalid, null, perverse, pervertible, putrid, rogue, rotten, spoiled, unsound, vain, vicious, void, wicked, wrong), منحط (base, degenerate, degraded, ignoble, low, low down, low-grade, lowly, mean, vile), متفسخ (degenerate, degenerated), متدهور (deteriorated), الشاعر الرمزي, شخص متفسخ. (various references) | |
Bulgarian | упадъчен (effete, retrogressive), декадентски, декадент. (various references) | |
Chinese | 腐蚀 (ablate, ablated, Corrode, Corroded, Corroding, Corrosion, Erode, Eroded, Eroding), 腐朽 (decayed, degenerate, rotten), (become bald), 穨 (become bald). (various references) | |
Czech | dekadent, úpadkový. (various references) | |
Farsi | منحط (Amiss, Degenerate), روبه فسادرونده , روبه انحطاط. (various references) | |
French | décadent (declining). (various references) | |
German | dekadent (decadently). (various references) | |
Greek | παρηκμασμένοσ, παρακμάζων, διεφθαρμένοσ (corrupt, depraved, raffish, vitiated). (various references) | |
Hebrew | מת ון (degenerated, dissipated), ל"ת ון (atrophy, degenerate, languish, run to seed, waste away). (various references) | |
Hungarian | dekadens (fin de sičcle), hanyatló (decaying, declining, failing, retrograde, retrogressive). (various references) | |
Indonesian | merosot (dwindle), melorot (derogate, dwindle), berahlak bejat. (various references) | |
Italian | decadente. (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | 退廃的 (degenerate), デオキシリボ 酸 (10^-1, carving, crepe de Chine, cutting up, decadence, decadentism, decanter, deci-, decibel, decimal, decimal point, decision, decision making, decision room, declamation, decode, decoder, decoding, decompiler, decorated cake, decoration, decoy, decrement, decrescendo, degree, deodorant, deoxyribo, deoxyribo nucleic acid, desert, design, design policy, design promoter, designer, designer brand, design-in, desire, dessert, dessert wine, digital, digital analog, digital art, digital audio tape recorder, digital computer, digital speedometer, digital television, Dixie, Dixieland, Dixieland jazz, fancy cake, low status, low-cut, transfer), 末期的 (terminal). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | たいはいてき (degenerate), デカダン , まっきてき (terminal). (various references) | |
Manx | fioghit (blighted, decayed, faded, withered, wizened). (various references) | |
Norwegian | i forfall. (various references) | |
Pig Latin | ecadentday.(various references) | |
Portuguese | decadente (declining). (various references) | |
Romanian | decadent (effete). (various references) | |
Russian | приходящий в упадок, декадентский, декадент. (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | dekadentan (effete), dekadent. (various references) | |
Spanish | decadente (declining, effete). (various references) | |
Swedish | dekadent (effete). (various references) | |
Turkish | yıkılmış (broken, broken down, down, down and out, ruined), gerileyen (on the downgrade, recessive, regressive, retrogressive), çökmekte olan sanatçı, çökmekte olan, çökmüş (broken, broken down, cavernous, collapsed, crooked, decrepit, depressed, down, down and out, hollow, shrunk, shrunken). (various references) | |
Ukranian | нездоровий (ailing, feverish, indisposed, insalubrious, noisome, noxious, off color, off colour, sickly, unfit, unsound, unwell, unwholesome, useless), зіпсований (addle, adulterated, bad, base, corrupt, debauched, deformed, degenerate, miscreant, naughty, out of order, spoilt, unsound, wrong), занепадницький (degraded), декадентський, декадент. (various references) | |
Vietnamese | suy đ"i (degenerate), sa sút; điêu t n. (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "decadent": decadently, decadents. (additional references) | |
Words ending with "decadent": undecadent. (additional references) | |
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"Decadent" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: decadant, decadeny, decandent, decandet, decasent, decatent, decedant, decendent, decident, decodent, descalent. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "decadent" (pronounced de"kudunt) |
| 5 | -u d u n t | accident, antioxidant, coincident, confident, dissident, evident, incident, nonresident, overconfident, oxidant, precedent, provident, resident. |
| 4 | -d u n t | abundant, antecedent, ardent, ascendant, attendant, corespondent, correspondent, decedent, defendant, dependent, descendant, descendent, despondent, discordant, imprudent, independent, interdependent, mordant, pendant, prudent, redundant, resplendent, respondent, retardant, rodent, strident, student, superintendent, transcendent, trident, verdant. |
| 3 | -u n t | abandonment, abatement, aberrant, abhorrent, abortifacient, absent, absorbent, abstinent, accelerant, accompaniment, accomplishment, accountant, accouterment, achievement, acknowledgement, acknowledgment, adamant, adherent, adjacent, adjournment, adjustment, adjutant, adolescent, adornment, advancement, advertisement, advisement, afferent, affiant, affluent, agent, aggrandizement, agreement, ailment, alignment, allotment, amazement, ambient, ambivalent, amendment, amusement, ancient, announcement, annulment, antidepressant, antigovernment, apartment, apparent, appeasement, applicant, appointment, apportionment, argent, argument, armament, arraignment, arrangement, arrant, arrogant, aspirant, assailant, assessment, assignment, assistant, assortment, astonishment, astringent, atonement, attachment, attainment, banishment, basement, battlement, belligerent, bemusement, beneficent, benevolent, bereavement, betterment, bewilderment, blandishment, blatant, bombardment, brilliant, buoyant, celebrant, claimant, clairvoyant, Clement, client, coefficient, cogent, cognizant, coherent, combatant, commandment, commencement, commitment, compartment, competent, complacent, complainant, complaisant, complement, compliant, component, comportment, concealment, concomitant, concurrent, condiment, confinement, confluent, consequent, consignment, consistent, consonant, constant, constituent, consultant, containment, contaminant, contentment, contestant, continent, contingent, convalescent, convenient, convent, convergent, conversant, coolant, copayment, cormorant, Courant, covenant, Crescent, crosscurrent, current, curtailment, debarment, debasement, decent, declarant, decongestant, deferment, defiant, deficient, defoliant, delinquent, deodorant, department, deployment, deportment, depressant, derailment, detachment, detergent, determent, determinant, deterrent, detriment, development, deviant, different, diligent, diminishment, disagreement, disappointment, disarmament, disbarment, disbursement, discernment, discouragement, disenchantment, disenfranchisement, disengagement, disestablishment, disgruntlement, disillusionment, disinfectant, disinvestment, dismantlement, dismemberment, disobedient, dispersant, displacement, dissonant, distant, divalent, divergent, divestment, docent, dominant, dormant, easement, ebullient, efferent, effervescent, efficient, effluent, elegant, element, elephant, eloquent, embankment, embarrassment, embayment, embellishment, embezzlement, embodiment, emergent, emigrant, eminent, emplacement, employment, empowerment, enactment, encampment, enchantment, encirclement, encouragement, encroachment, endangerment, endearment, endorsement, endowment, enforcement, engagement, enhancement, enjoyment, enlargement, enlightenment, enlistment, enrichment, enrollment, enslavement, entanglement, entertainment, enticement, entitlement, entombment, entrant, entrapment, entrenchment, environment, equipment, equivalent, errant, escapement, escarpment, esculent, establishment, estrangement, evanescent, excellent, excitement, excrement, exigent, existent, exorbitant, expectant, expectorant, expedient, experiment, exponent, extant, extinguishment, extravagant, exuberant, exultant, Fabricant, fervent, figment, filament, flagrant, flamboyant, flatulent, flippant, fluent, fluorescent, formant, fragment, fragrant, fraudulent, frequent, fulfillment, gallant, garment, garnishment, giant, government, grandiloquent, grandparent, harassment, hesitant, hydrant, ignorant, immanent, immigrant, imminent, impairment, impatient, impeachment, impediment, impertinent, implement, important, impotent, impoundment, impoverishment, impressment, imprisonment, improvement, inadvertent, incandescent, incessant, incipient, incitement, inclement, incoherent, incompetent, inconsistent, incontinent, inconvenient, increment, incumbent, indecent, indictment, indifferent, indigent, indignant, indolent, inducement, indulgent, inefficient, infant, informant, infotainment, infrequent, infringement, ingredient, inhabitant, inhalant, inherent, innocent, inpatient, insignificant, insistent, insolent, insolvent, installment, instant, instrument, insufficient, insurgent, integument, intelligent, intercurrent, intermittent, internment, intersegment, intolerant, intransigent, invariant, investment, involvement, iridescent, irrelevant, irreverent, irritant, itinerant, jubilant, judgement, judgment, latent, leant, lenient, lieutenant, ligament, litigant, lubricant, lucent, luminescent, luxuriant, magnificent, malevolent, malignant, maltreatment, management, measurement, merchant, micromanagement, migrant, militant, miscreant, misgovernment, misjudgment, mismanagement, misstatement, mistreatment, moment, monovalent, monument, movement, mutant, nascent, negligent, noncombatant, nonexistent, nongovernment, nonmanagement, nonpayment, nonviolent, nourishment, nutrient, obedient, observant, obsolescent, occupant, odorant, ointment, omnipotent, omnipresent, omniscient, operant, opponent, opulent, ornament, orpiment, outpatient, outplacement, overpayment, overstatement, pageant, parchment, parent, parliament, participant, patent, patient, pavement, payment, peasant, penchant, penitent, pennant, percipient, permanent, persistent, pertinent, petulant, pheasant, pigment, piquant, placement, pleasant, pliant, poignant, pollutant, postponement, postretirement, potent, preadolescent, predicament, predominant, preeminent, pregnant, prejudgment, prepayment, prescient, present, presentment, prevalent, procurement, proficient, prominent, pronouncement, propellant, proponent, protestant, prurient, pungent, punishment, pursuant, puzzlement, quadrant, quiescent, quotient, radiant, rampant, readjustment, reagent, realignment, reappointment, reapportionment, rearmament, rearrangement, reassessment, reassignment, recalcitrant, recent, recipient, recombinant, recruitment, recurrent, redeployment, redevelopment, reemployment, reenactment, refinement, refreshment, refrigerant, refurbishment, Regent, regiment, registrant, reimbursement, reinforcement, reinstatement, reinvestment, relevant, reliant, reluctant, reminiscent, remnant, repayment, repellent, repentant, replacement, replenishment, repugnant, requirement, resentment, resettlement, resilient, resistant, resonant, restatement, resultant, resurgent, reticent, retirement, retrenchment, reverent, rudiment, ruminant, sacrament, salient, seafront, sealant, sediment, segment, semipermanent, sentiment, Sequent, sergeant, serpent, servant, settlement, shipment, significant, silent, solvent, somnolent, stagnant, statement, stimulant, stringent, subcontinent, subsequent, subservient, succulent, sufficient, supergiant, supplement, supplicant, suppressant, surfactant, talent, tangent, temperament, tenant, tenement, testament, tetravalent, tolerant, torrent, tournament, transient, translucent, transparent, treatment, trenchant, triumphant, truant, truculent, tumescent, turbulent, tyrant, undercurrent, underdevelopment, underemployment, undergarment, underpayment, understatement, unemployment, unimportant, unpleasant, unrepentant, urgent, vacant, vagrant, valiant, variant, vehement, vibrant, vigilant, violent, virulent, warrant, wonderment. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
Direct Anagrams: decanted. | |
| Words within the letters "a-c-d-d-e-e-n-t" | |
-1 letter: enacted. | |
-2 letters: anteed, cadent, canted, cetane, danced, deaden, deaned, decade, decane, decant, decent, dented, tenace, tended. | |
-3 letters: acned, acted, anted, cadet, caned, ceded, dance, dated, eaten, enact, enate, ended. | |
-4 letters: aced, acne, ante, cade, cane, cant, cate, cede, cent, cete, dace, date, dead, dean, deed, deet, dene, dent, etna, neat, need, tace, teed, teen, tend. | |
-5 letters: ace, act, add, and, ane, ant, ate, cad, can, cat, cee, dad, dee, den, eat, end, eta, nae, nee, net, tad, tae, tan, tea, ted, tee, ten. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-c-d-d-e-e-n-t" | |
+1 letter: anteceded, decadents, descanted. | |
+2 letters: coattended, decadently, descendant, fecundated, undecadent, underacted, uneducated. | |
+3 letters: codefendant, deracinated, descendants, transcended, undecorated, undedicated, unmedicated. | |
+4 letters: codefendants, confederated, credentialed, decarbonated, denticulated, detachedness, disenchanted, educatedness, pedunculated, rededicating, rededication, unaccredited, underreacted. | |
+5 letters: candlelighted, counterdemand, countermanded, counterraided, credentialled, decaffeinated, decentralized, dechlorinated, decompensated, deconsecrated, nonaccredited, rededications, undereducated. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)44 65 63 61 64 65 6E 74 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references)-.. . -.-. .- -.. . -. - |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000100 01100101 01100011 01100001 01100100 01100101 01101110 01110100 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)D e c a d e n t |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0044 0065 0063 0061 0064 0065 006E 0074 |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)3871696770718086 |
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