decadency

ˈdɛkədənsɪ
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Translation of decadency from English into German

Noun

1.

morality

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state of moral or cultural decline
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Dekadenz fVerfall mMoralverfall m
  • The empire fell into decadency and lost its power.Das Reich verfiel in Dekadenz und verlor seine Macht.
2.

decline

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state of being degenerate in qualities
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Dekadenz fVerfall mEntartung f
  • His life of decadency led to his downfall.Sein Leben in Dekadenz führte zu seinem Untergang.
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Synonyms and analogies of decadency in English

Examples of decadency in a sentence

  • Critics argue that the film depicts cultural decadency.
  • The novel explores the decadency of the ancient empire.
  • Decadency was evident in the lavish parties they threw.

Translations of "decadency" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Noun
dieDekadenznf.

Forget all about pure white walls and the tight clean look with no room for decadency.

Vergessen Sie alles über endlos lange weiße Wände ohne Platz für Dekadenz.

Irving Kristol, well-known exponent of American neoconservatism, sees the trend as a textbook example of western decadency.

Der bekannte Vertreter des amerikanischen Neokonservatismus Irving Kristol betrachtet die Senkungstendenz als ein musterhaftes Beispiel westlicher Dekadenz.

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decadency: Examples and translations in context

degeneracy; degeneration; decadency; abasement; degradation; abjection

Abstieg; Dekadenz; Entartung; Fäule; Niedergang; Schädigung; Verletzung; Verwundung; Wunde

Glory in the form of silk and lace, glance represented by purest gold, decadency expressed with selected flowers - this is how event stylist Caroline Reusen of Belles&Bubbles imagined Old World Romance.

Pracht in Form von Spitze und Seide, Glanz dargestellt in purem Gold, Dekadenz in erlesenen Blumen ausgedrückt - so stellte sich Eventstylistin Caroline Reusen von Belles&Bubbles die Alte Welt Romantik vor.

One of the most exciting movements is the emotional dimension of nature which is something we feel very close to our thoughts, and which evolution from a previous movement such as Decadency is giving sense to our whole artistic speech.

Eine der aufregendsten Bewegungen ist die emotionale Dimension der Natur, die unseren Gedanken sehr nahe steht, und die Entwicklung aus einer früheren Bewegung wie der Dekadenz, die unserem gesamten künstlerischen Ausdruck einen Sinn gibt.

As sort of previous stage of the "Fin de Siècle" movement, Decadency came opposed to the Realism and a hunger for the world to be poeticized and humans to be united with nature and coming back to life.

Als eine Art Vorstufe der „Fin de Siècle"-Bewegung stand die Dekadenz dem Realismus entgegen, als ein Hunger nach Poesie und der Wiederbelebung der Welt, um den Menschen mit der Natur zu vereinen.

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