decadency

dec·a·den·cy

noun \-d^ən-sē\

Definition of DECADENCY

: decadence 1

Examples of DECADENCY

1. <a novel that examines the decadency of a group of overprivileged teens in an affluent suburb>

First Known Use of DECADENCY

1632

Related to DECADENCY

Synonyms: abjection, corruptness, debasement, debauchery, decadence, corruption, degeneracy, degenerateness, degeneration, degradation, demoralization, depravity, dissipatedness, dissipation, dissoluteness, libertinage, libertinism, perversion, pervertedness, rakishness, turpitude

Related Words: evil, immorality, sinfulness, villainy, wickedness; filth, gangrene, rot, squalor

Near Antonyms: goodness, morality, righteousness, virtue

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