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Cadent
(gcide) | Cadent \Ca"dent\, a. [L. cadens, -entis, p. pr. of cadere to
fall.]
Falling. [R.] "Cadent tears." --Shak.
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cadent
(wn) | cadent
adj 1: marked by a rhythmical cadence; "the cadenced crunch of
marching feet" [syn: cadenced, cadent] |
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decadent
(encz) | decadent,dekadentní adj: Zdeněk Broždecadent,úpadkový adj: Zdeněk Brož |
decadently
(encz) | decadently, |
Decadent
(gcide) | Decadent \De*ca"dent\, a.
Decaying; deteriorating.
[1913 Webster]Decadent \De*ca"dent\, n.
One that is decadent, or deteriorating; esp., one
characterized by, or exhibiting, the qualities of those who
are degenerating to a lower type; -- specif. applied to a
certain school of modern French writers.
The decadents and [ae]sthetes, and certain types of
realists. --C. L. Dana.
The business men of a great State allow their State to
be represented in Congress by "decadents". --The
Century.
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cadent
(wn) | cadent
adj 1: marked by a rhythmical cadence; "the cadenced crunch of
marching feet" [syn: cadenced, cadent] |
decadent
(wn) | decadent
adj 1: marked by excessive self-indulgence and moral decay; "a
decadent life of excessive money and no sense of
responsibility"; "a group of effete self-professed
intellectuals" [syn: decadent, effete]
n 1: a person who has fallen into a decadent state (morally or
artistically) |
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