adjective
- characterized by moral or cultural decline; showing excessive indulgence in pleasure or luxury
- luxuriously self-indulgent
noun
- a person who is decadent, especially in being self-indulgent or morally corrupt
Examples
- The critics described the late Roman Empire as decadent and corrupt.
- She enjoyed a decadent chocolate dessert after dinner.
- The novel portrayed the decadent lifestyle of wealthy socialites.
- His decadent spending habits led to financial ruin.
- The spa offered decadent treatments like gold facials.
- Many viewed the aristocrats as decadents who had lost touch with reality.
- The decadent art movement rejected traditional moral values.