decadence

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Synonyms: decidence, decadency, decadent, cadence, decence, demicadence, decadents, recadency, decadences, recedence

Antonyms: decidence, decadency, decadent, cadence, decence, demicadence, decadents, recadency, decadences, recedence

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Noun

1. {{senseid|en|process of declining}}{{lb|en|uncountable}} ''With a [[negative#Adjective|negative]] [[connotation]]'': the [[process#Noun|process]] of [[decline#Verb|declining]] from a [[state#Noun|state]] of [[moral#Adjective|moral]] [[virtue]], [[prosperity]], etc., to a [[bad#Adjective|worse]] state; [[decay#Noun|decay]], [[deterioration]]; also, the bad state which has been [[reach#Verb|reached]]; {{lb|en|countable}} an [[instance#Noun|instance]] of this.
2. {{senseid|en|luxuriousness}}{{lb|en|uncountable}} ''With a [[positive#Adjective|positive]] connotation'': the [[quality#Noun|quality]] of being [[luxuriously]] [[enjoyable]] or [[self-indulgent]], especially of [[food]]; [[luxuriousness]], [[richness]].
3. {{lb|en|uncountable|archaic}} The process or state of [[fall down|falling down]] or [[fall off|falling off]].

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