decadent
adjective
[ ˈdɛkəd(ə)nt ]
• characterized by or reflecting a state of moral or cultural decline.
• "a decaying, decadent Britain"
Similar:
dissolute,
dissipated,
degenerate,
corrupt,
depraved,
louche,
rakish,
shameless,
sinful,
unprincipled,
immoral,
licentious,
wanton,
abandoned,
unrestrained,
profligate,
intemperate,
fast-living,
sybaritic,
voluptuary,
epicurean,
hedonistic,
pleasure-seeking,
indulgent,
self-indulgent,
decadent
noun
• a person who is luxuriously self-indulgent.
• "for half a million dollars, he offers rich decadents the chance to lead a deadly safari"
Origin:
mid 19th century: from French décadent, from medieval Latin decadentia (see decadence).
