decadence

/ˈdɛkədəns/

noun 2

Collocations

ADJ.

artistic, political, sooner

VERB + DECADENCE

dancing, mistaking

DECADENCE + NOUN

civilization, five-star

PREP.

from, in, up, with, without

ADV.

always, anymore

noun

A state of moral or artistic decline or deterioration; decay

"Stability, however, is not enough. It leads too easily to stagnation, and thence to decadence."

The quality of being luxuriously self-indulgent.

the decadence of a five-star hotel

noun — the state of being degenerate in mental or moral qualities

"Stability, however, is not enough. It leads too easily to stagnation, and thence to decadence."

Wiktionary

the decadence of a five-star hotel

Wiktionary

Mistaking cadenza with decadence would be a great mistake.

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Modern dances? It's not dancing anymore, it's decadence.

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America is the only country that went from barbarism to decadence without civilization in between.

Tatoeba · #1785847

Italian decadence may have its origins in the Middle Ages.

Tatoeba · #7917646

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