Found 2 items, similar to decadency.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: decadency
decadency
n : the state of being degenerate in mental or moral qualities
[syn:
degeneracy,
degeneration,
decadence]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Decadency
Decadence
\De*ca"dence\, Decadency
\De*ca"den*cy\, n. [LL.
decadentia; L. de- + cadere to fall: cf. F. d['e]cadence. See
Decay.]
A falling away; decay; deterioration; declension.
“The old
castle, where the family lived in their decadence.” --Sir W.
Scott.
[1913 Webster]