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"
disapproval If you say that a person or society is decadent, you think that they have low moral standards and are interested mainly in pleasure. the excesses and stresses of their decadent rock 'n' roll lifestyles. + decadence deca·dence The empire had for years been falling into decadence. having low moral standards and being more concerned with pleasure than serious matters
a person who has fallen into a decadent state (morally or artistically) 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