DECADENCY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does decadency mean? 

• DECADENCY (noun)
  The noun DECADENCY has 1 sense:

1. the state of being degenerate in mental or moral qualities

  Familiarity information: DECADENCY used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DECADENCY (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The state of being degenerate in mental or moral qualities

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

decadence; decadency; degeneracy; degeneration

Hypernyms ("decadency" is a kind of...):

abasement; abjection; degradation (a low or downcast state)

Derivation:

decadent (marked by excessive self-indulgence and moral decay)