Definition of degeneracy Degeneracy
/dɪʤɛˈnɚʌsi/ - [dijenerusee] - de•gen•er•a•cy
We found 6 definitions of degeneracy from 4 different sources.
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What does degeneracy mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: degeneracies |
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| degeneracy - the state of being degenerate in mental or moral qualities | ||
| degeneration, decadence, decadency | ||
| abjection, abasement, degradation a low or downcast state; "each confession brought her into an attitude of abasement"- H.L.Menchken | ||
| degeneracy - moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles; "the luxury and corruption among the upper classes"; "moral degeneracy followed intellectual degeneration"; "its brothels, its opium parlors, its depravity"; "Rome had fallen into moral putrefaction" | ||
| corruption, depravation, depravity, putrefaction | ||
| immorality the quality of not being in accord with standards of right or good conduct; "the immorality of basing the defense of the West on the threat of mutual assured destruction" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- degeneracy (Noun)
The state of being degenerate.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- degeneracy (a.)
The act of becoming degenerate; a growing worse. - degeneracy (a.)
The state of having become degenerate; decline in good qualities; deterioration; meanness.
Part of speech
🔤- degeneracy, noun, singular of degeneracies.
