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Verb
- //the smell of decaying rubbish
- //dead plants and leaves decayed by bacteria
- //She believes that the moral fiber of our society is decaying.
- //our decaying public school system
- //The city's neighborhoods are decaying.
Noun
- //the decay of dead plants and leaves
- //She writes about the moral decay of our society.
- //the patient's physical and mental decay
- //The city's neighborhoods are in slow decay.
First Known Use
Verb
15th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 4Noun
15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2History and Etymology
Verb and Noun
Middle English, from Anglo-French decaïr, from Late Latin decadere to fall, sink, from Latin de- + cadere to fall — more at chancedecay
noun
Synonyms & Antonyms (Entry 1 of 2)
- a gradual sinking and wasting away of mind or body //middle-aged people who fervently hope that daily exercise will arrest the physical decay that usually accompanies advancing ageSynonymsExamplesVerb
- //the smell of decaying rubbish
- //dead plants and leaves decayed by bacteria
- //She believes that the moral fiber of our society is decaying.
- //our decaying public school system
- //The city's neighborhoods are decaying.
Noun- //the decay of dead plants and leaves
- //She writes about the moral decay of our society.
- //the patient's physical and mental decay
- //The city's neighborhoods are in slow decay.
First Known UseVerb15th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 4Noun15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2History and EtymologyVerb and NounMiddle English, from Anglo-French decaïr, from Late Latin decadere to fall, sink, from Latin de- + cadere to fall — more at chancedecaynounSynonyms & Antonyms (Entry 1 of 2)
- a gradual sinking and wasting away of mind or body //middle-aged people who fervently hope that daily exercise will arrest the physical decay that usually accompanies advancing ageSynonyms