Decadist

/ˈdɛkədɪst/ noun

Definition

A person who advocates for or practices decadence; a member of the Decadent artistic movement.

Etymology

From 'decadent' + '-ist' (suffix meaning 'one who practices or advocates'). This noun names someone committed to decadent aesthetics or lifestyle, formed by adding the '-ist' suffix to 'decadent'.

Kelly Says

A 'decadist' was the kind of person who would use a different rare word every day just to sound more cultured—decadents were deliberately obscure and difficult, which was part of their artistic rebellion against middle-class simplicity.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ደቃድያኖም
deh-ka-dee-ah-noh-m
ARالعربية
ديكادistus
di-ka-di-stuhs
BNবাংলা
দশকবাদী
dos-ka-ba-dee
CACatalà
decadist
deh-ka-dist
CSČeština
decadist
dek-a-dist
DADansk
decadist
dek-a-dist
DEDeutsch
Dekadiste
deh-ka-di-stuh
ELΕλληνικά
δεκαδιστής
deh-ka-dis-tis
ESEspañol
decadista
deh-ka-dee-sta
FAفارسی
دهه دینی
deh-eh-dee-nee
FISuomi
decadist
dek-a-dist
FRFrançais
décadiste
deh-ka-dist
GUGU
દશકાનોમ
das-ka-noh-m
HAHA
decadist
deh-ka-dist
HEעברית
דקאדיסט
dek-a-dist
HIहिन्दी
दशकवदी
das-ka-va-dee
HUMagyar
decadist
dek-a-dist
IDBahasa Indonesia
decadist
deh-ka-dist
IGIG
decadist
deh-ka-dist
ITItaliano
decadista
dek-a-dee-sta
JA日本語
デカディスト
deka-disuto
KKKK
декадист
dek-a-dist
KMKM
ដាកាឌីអាណូម
dak-a-dee-ah-noh-m
KO한국어
십일의
sip-il-ui
MRMR
दशकावदी
das-ka-va-dee
MSBahasa Melayu
decadist
deh-ka-dist
MYမြန်မာ
တိမ်ကြိုး
tim-gyi
NLNederlands
decadist
dek-a-dist
NONorsk
decadist
dek-a-dist
PAPA
ਦਸ਼ਕਵਦੀ
das-ka-va-dee
PLPolski
decadist
dek-a-dist
PTPortuguês
decadista
deh-ka-dee-sta
RORomână
decadist
dek-a-dist
RUРусский
декадист
dek-a-dist
SVSvenska
decadist
dek-a-dist
SWKiswahili
decadist
deh-ka-dist
TAதமிழ்
பத்தொன்பது
pat-ton-pu
TEతెలుగు
దశకవాది
das-ka-va-dee
THไทย
เดคาดีสต์
deh-ka-dee-st
TLTL
decadist
deh-ka-dist
TRTürkçe
decadist
deh-ka-dist
UKУкраїнська
декадист
dek-a-dist
URاردو
دکادسٹ
dek-a-dist
VITiếng Việt
decadist
deh-ka-dist
YOYO
decadist
deh-ka-dist
ZH中文
十日周期者
shí rì zhì xù zhě
ZUZU
decadist
deh-ka-dist

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