Decadence has 3 syllables and the stress is on the first syllable.
| # | Sentence | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Mistaking cadenza with decadence would be a great mistake. | |
| 2. | Modern dances? It's not dancing anymore, it's decadence. | |
| 3. | America is the only country that went from barbarism to decadence without civilization in between. | |
| 4. | It's great that you like to be good, to grow, to evolve; however, doing it at the cost of others or undervaluing his or her work is unforgivable. Who commits it is, in fact, in decadence rather than ascension. | |
| 5. | All acts against nature are decadence. The most decadent of men are priests: they teach that which is against nature. Debating isn't effective against priests, only prison is. | |
| 6. | Italian decadence may have its origins in the Middle Ages. |