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The state of being degenerate in mental or moral qualities
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decadency
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WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. the state of being degenerate in mental or moral qualities [syn: degeneracy , degeneration , decadence ]
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Decadence \De*ca"dence\, Decadency \De*ca"den*cy\, n. [LL. decadentia; L. de- + cadere to fall: cf. F. d['e]cadence. See Decay .] A falling away; decay; deterioration; declension. ``The old castle, where the family lived in their decadence.'' ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. decadence.
Usage examples of decadency.
Decadency these Virginians practice an elaborate Folly of Courtly Love, unmodified since the Dark Ages, so relentlessly that at length they cannot distinguish Fancy from the substantial World, and their Folly absorbs them into itself.