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decadences

decadences is the plural of decadence.

Meaning of decadence

Noun

decadence (countable and uncountable, plural decadences)

  1. 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."1956, Arthur C. Clarke, The City and the Stars, page 35
  2. The quality of being luxuriously self-indulgent.
    • the decadence of a five-star hotel

Questions about decadences

What is decadences the plural of?
Decadences is the plural of decadence.

Words near decadences in the dictionary

  1. decadeful
  2. decadefuls
  3. decadelong
  4. decadely
  5. decadence
  6. decadences
  7. decadencies
  8. decadency
  9. decadent
  10. decadentate
  11. decadentism

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