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1. decadence
noun. ['ˈdɛkədəns'] the state of being degenerate in mental or moral qualities.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Etymology
- décadence (French)
- decadentia (Latin)
Rhymes with Decadence
- abeyance
- abhorrence
- absence
- abstinence
- abundance
- acceptance
- acceptance
- accordance
- acquaintance
- acquiescence
- adherence
- admittance
- adolescence
- adolescence
- adriance
- affluence
- agence
- allegiance
- alliance
- allowance
Sentences with decadence
1. Noun, singular or mass
To host a masquerade ball in your home you will need to create an aura of luxury and decadence.
Quotes about decadence
1. It is a self-deception of philosophers and moralists to imagine that they escape decadence by opposing it. That is beyond their will; and, however little they acknowledge it, one later discovers that they were among the most powerful promoters of decadence.
- Friedrich Nietzsche, The Will to Power
