The word decadence comes from Latin, which means decline or period of ruin, composed of the prefix "de" which means "direction", "cadere" which means "fall", "nt" means "agent" and the suffix " ia ”which means“ quality ”. Decline is understood as the decline, decline or the beginning of ruin; it is the plummeting of something whether animate or inanimate, from its full apogee to its complete collapse or depression it is a process of wear and tear through which conditions worsen. You could say that it is a procedure of constant flaw and impairment.
Decadence has several meanings but they are intertwined with each other; For example, another concept of decadence refers to the loss of strength, solidity and interest in something. In a few words, it is when an entity, element or object loses value and importance either due to carelessness or due to the passage of time, referring to both a material order and a spiritual order; The idea of decadence is applied or could be applied to human beings or also, as mentioned before, to objects, for example, the decadence of a man is usually associated with his deterioration and physical wear or loss of success.
In history and in art this word refers to a period of history that takes place, is lost or happens. And even in the field of sociology, decadence is used to refer to a collapse of society, it is a stage or cycle in which a population or culture experiences a gap that leads to the cessation of certain characteristics.
