dekaden

See also: Dekaden

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch decadent, from French décadent, back-formation from décadence, from Medieval Latin decadentia, from Late Latin decadens, present participle of decadō (“sink, fall”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [dɛˈkadɛn]
• Hyphenation: dè‧ka‧dèn
• Rhymes: -dɛn, -ɛn, -n

Adjective

dèkadèn

1. decadent: characterized by moral or cultural decline.

   Synonyms: jatuh, merosot, mundur

Related terms

• dekadensi

 

Further reading

• “dekaden” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.