Synonyms for decadency

Grammar : Noun

Spell : dek-uh-duhns, dih-keyd-ns

Phonetic Transcription : ˈdɛk ə dəns, dɪˈkeɪd ns

Définition of decadency

Origin : 1540s, from Middle French décadence (early 15c.), from Medieval Latin decadentia "decay," from decadentem (nominative decadens) "decaying," present participle of decadere "to decay," from Latin de- "apart, down" (see de-) + cadere "to fall" (see case (n.1)). Used of periods in art since 1852, on French model.

As in declension : noun deterioration
As in declination : noun deterioration
As in degeneration : noun deterioration

Example sentences :

And then came a decadency, like a wagon rolling out of ear-shot.
Extract from : « The Voodoo Gold Trail » by Walter Walden

The census of 1850 furnishes the following facts connected with the decadency of the Southern soil.
Extract from : « Foot-prints of a letter carrier » by James Rees

All in Uxmal proclaims the decadency of art, the relaxation of morals, the depravity of customs, the lewdness of the inhabitants.
Extract from : « The Mayas, the Sources of Their History / Dr. Le Plongeon in Yucatan, His Account of Discoveries » by Stephen Salisbury, Jr.

Antonyms for decadency

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