decadence+decay
11Decay — Contents 1 Science and technlogy 1.1 Biology 1.2 Physics 1.3 …
12decay — decayable, adj. decayedness /di kayd nis, kay id /, adj. decayless, adj. /di kay /, v.i. 1. to become decomposed; rot: vegetation that was decaying. 2. to decline in excellence, prosperity, health, etc.; deteriorate. 3. Physics. (of a radioactive …
13decadence — noun 1) the decadence of modern society Syn: dissipation, degeneracy, debauchery, corruption, depravity, vice, sin, moral decay, immorality; immoderateness, intemperance, licentiousness, self indulgence, hedonism Ant …
14decay — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. decomposition, deterioration, disintegration, dilapidation, putrefaction, rot, caries. v. i. rot, putrefy, mortify; disintegrate. See oldness, uncleanness. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A progressive… …
15decadence — /dek euh deuhns, di kayd ns/, n. 1. the act or process of falling into an inferior condition or state; deterioration; decay: Some historians hold that the fall of Rome can be attributed to internal decadence. 2. moral degeneration or decay;… …
16decadence — 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. See Also: decadent, decay …
17decadence — decadent ► ADJECTIVE 1) characterized by moral or cultural decline. 2) luxuriously self indulgent. DERIVATIVES decadence noun decadently adverb. ORIGIN French, from Latin decadentia; related to DECAY(Cf. ↑decay) …
18decay — Synonyms and related words: ablate, ablation, atomization, atomize, atrophy, biodegradability, biodegradation, break down, break up, breakup, canker, caries, carrion, catalysis, catalyst, collapse, come apart, consume, contaminate, corrode,… …
19decadence — [ dɛkəd(ə)ns] noun 1》 the process or manifestation of moral or cultural decline. 2》 luxurious self indulgence. Origin C16: from Fr. décadence, from med. L. decadentia; related to decay …
20decadence — /ˈdɛkədəns / (say dekuhduhns) noun 1. the act or process of falling into an inferior condition or state, especially moral; decay; deterioration. 2. luxurious self indulgence: we were looking forward to the decadence of a weekend on the yacht.… …
