👉 Decadent, or "dec Macbeth," as the term is sometimes playfully abbreviated, is a literary movement of the late 19th and early 20th centuries that emphasizes aestheticism, sensuality, and a fascination with beauty and pleasure alongside decay and moral ambiguity. It often explores dark themes, decadence, and the grotesque in its literature, mirroring the turbulent social changes and psychological depths of its time.