decadence+decay
21decadence — n. 1 moral or cultural deterioration, esp. after a peak or culmination of achievement. 2 decadent behaviour; a state of decadence. Etymology: F deacutecadence f. med.L decadentia f. decadere DECAY …
22decadence — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. deterioration, decline, degeneration, self indulgence; see decay 1 , evil 1 , indulgence 3 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. deterioration, decay, debasement, corruption, decline, regression, degeneration, downfall,… …
23decay — I. v. n. 1. Decline, fail, deteriorate, wither, waste, perish, be impaired, waste away, fall into decay. 2. Rot, putrefy, be spoiled. II. n. Decline, decadence, declension, falling off, deterioration, degeneracy, caducity …
24decadence — n 1. decay, corruption, perversion, debasement, retrogression, recession; decline, wane, ebb, declension, fall; deterioration, degeneration. 2. dissolution, dissipation, moral decay, wild living, self indulgence, dolce vita …
25decadence — noun Etymology: Middle French, from Medieval Latin decadentia, from Late Latin decadent , decadens, present participle of decadere to fall, sink more at decay Date: 1530 1. the process of becoming decadent ; the quality or state of being decadent …
26decadence — dec·a·dence || dekÉ™dÉ™ns n. deterioration, decay, falling into corruption …
27decadence — n.; (also decadency) Decay, decline, fall, declension, degeneracy, caducity …
28decay — v 1. decline, sicken, fail, waste away, atrophy, ebb, wane, dwindle; wither, degenerate, deteriorate, molder, crumble, fall to pieces, disintegrate, wear away, corrode. 2. spoil, rot, go bad, putrefy, decompose. n 3. decline, failing, weakening,… …
29decadence — dec•a•dence [[t]ˈdɛk ə dəns, dɪˈkeɪd ns[/t]] also dec•a•den•cy [[t]ˈdɛk ə dən si, dɪˈkeɪd n [/t]] n. 1) the act or process of falling into decay; deterioration 2) moral degeneration • Etymology: 1540–50; < MF < ML dēcadentia= LL dēcadent ,… …
30Roman decadence — was the gradual decline in the ancient Roman republican values of family, virtus, and dignitas that ultimately led to the decay of Rome. According to Edward Gibbon, the root of the decadence may have lain within the political system. Especially… …
