decadent

  • 21decadent — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. ruined, fallen; depraved, debauched, dissolute; sentimental, nostalgic; blasé, cynical. See deterioration, impurity. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Regressive] Syn. declining, moribund, decaying, on the …

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  • 22decadent — dec|a|dent [ˈdekədənt] adj having low moral standards and being more concerned with pleasure than serious matters ▪ Pop music was condemned as decadent and crude. >decadently adv …

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  • 23decadent —    not conforming to accepted tastes    Literally, in a state of decline from past standards. Much used by autocrats about anything of which they disapprove, from homosexuality to artistic style:     Shetland had accepted eight decadent… …

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  • 24decadent — adjective 1》 characterized by or reflecting a state of moral or cultural decline. 2》 luxuriously self indulgent. noun a decadent person. Derivatives decadently adverb …

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  • 25decadent — adjective having low moral standards and being more concerned with your own pleasure than serious matters: Pop music was condemned as decadent and crude. decadently adverb …

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  • 26decadent — dec•a•dent [[t]ˈdɛk ə dənt, dɪˈkeɪd nt[/t]] adj. 1) characterized by or given to decadence 2) lit. (often cap.) of or like the decadents 3) a person who is decadent 4) lit. (often cap.) any of a group of writers, esp. of late 19th century France …

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  • 27decadent — adj. & n. adj. 1 a in a state of moral or cultural deterioration; showing or characterized by decadence. b of a period of decadence. 2 self indulgent. n. a decadent person. Derivatives: decadently adv. Etymology: F deacutecadent (as DECADENCE) …

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  • 28Decadent Sounds of Faye — Studio album by Faye Wong Released July 1995 Genre …

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  • 29Decadent Evil — (known by the slightly reworked title of Decadent Evil Dead in the UK), is a 2005 vampire film, produced and directed by Charles Band under his Wizard Entertainment banner] that year on June 25.[1] The film was shot in and around Los Angeles,… …

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  • 30Decadent & Desperate — Single by Mortiis Released April 25th, 2005 Recorded Frederikstad Norway, 2005 …

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