decadent
/ˈdɛkədənt/
adjective
- Characterized by or showing a decline in moral or cultural standards, often associated with excessive pleasure or luxury.
- The novel describes a decadent society obsessed with wealth and parties.
- Some critics called the artist's work decadent because it focused on beauty instead of social issues.
- The ancient empire grew decadent as its leaders spent more time on feasts than on governing.
- Indulging in or appealing to a desire for rich, luxurious, or highly pleasurable things, especially food or drink.
- For dessert, she ordered a decadent chocolate cake with layers of fudge.
- He enjoyed a decadent breakfast of fresh pastries, caviar, and champagne.
- The spa offered a decadent treatment with hot stone massage and rose petals.
Antonyms
noun
- A person who is morally or culturally decadent, or who indulges excessively in pleasure.
- The artist was labeled a decadent by traditionalists who disliked his modern style.
- History remembers him as a decadent who cared only for his own amusement.
- In the story, the main character is a decadent who wastes his fortune on gambling.