1. characterized by moral or cultural decline; showing excessive indulgence in pleasure or luxury
2. luxuriously self-indulgent

1. 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.