| Decad | n. A decade. [ 1913 Webster ] Averill was a decad and a half his elder. Tennyson. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Decadal | a. Pertaining to ten; consisting of tens. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Decade | n. [ F. décade, L. decas, -adis, fr. Gr. &unr_;, fr. During this notable decade of years. Gladstone. |
| Decadency | |
| Decadent | 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 æsthetes, 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. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ] |
| Decadent | a. Decaying; deteriorating. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Decadist | n. A writer of a book divided into decades; |
| decade | (n) a period of 10 years, Syn. decennary, decennium |
| decadent | (n) a person who has fallen into a decadent state (morally or artistically) |
| decadent | (adj) marked by excessive self-indulgence and moral decay, Syn. effete, Example: a decadent life of excessive money and no sense of responsibility; a group of effete self-professed intellectuals |