What is the opposite of "Decadence"

I also like frugal or austere but stoic would be my choice :D

Virtueous, depending on decadence's usage. ;)

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personally i find virteous to close to decadence but still aplicable


Thank you all for your contributions and time in dealing with this decadent semantic problem
I would hereby like to conclude the most precise winners are

Stoic : Seeming unaffected by pleasure or pain; impassive

Ascetic :Pertaining to or characteristic of an ascetic or the practice of rigorous self-discipline

Spartan : Resolute in the face of pain or danger or adversity

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on a side note
Decadent : Paris Hilton

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Originally Posted by manker

I did glance at JP's link earlier but I posted the above because my definition is conspicuous by it's absence from that particular link. I have no doubt it can be found elsewhere, however.

You are seeking to complicate the problem.

The question was seeking the antonym which best befits the word decadence. Given that my definition is the most widely used, it is therefore the most suited.

Unless you can think of a reason why popularity should succumb to the esoteric in this case.

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I most certainly do not seek to complicate the problem; I merely acknowledge that, while your admittedly elegant antonym suits fairly well, it is not perhaps as perfect as another might be, and so the problem remains, you see?

For example:

I find ascetic(-ism, in proper and equivalent form) to be reasonably accurate, but lacking the elegance of your stoicism, which, BTW, has always been a favorite of mine, antonymal propriety as re: decadence notwithstanding. :D

I am loathe to argue with Webster or Roget, in any case.

Ironically the word decadence is decadent initself as it has an excessive choice of vauge antonyms yet has no sense of responsibilty to anti-define itself

According to Microsoft Word it's "decency", maybe not perfect but nicely poetic: Decadence and Decency.

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Originally Posted by j2k4

I most certainly do not seek to complicate the problem; I merely acknowledge that, while your admittedly elegant antonym suits fairly well, it is not perhaps as perfect as another might be, and so the problem remains, you see?

For example:

I find ascetic(-ism, in proper and equivalent form) to be reasonably accurate, but lacking the elegance of your stoicism, which, BTW, has always been a favorite of mine, antonymal propriety as re: decadence notwithstanding. :D

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You actually seem to be agreeing with my assertion there, rather than your initial condemnation.

My point was that we should find the most common meaning of the word decadent and find an antonym to that given it would be the most fitting antonym due to it's popularity.

Previous to my post there had been all sorts of antonyms bandied about for definitions of decandent which haven't been used since the 1700s, no doubt ;)

I am willing to chat about the validity of my claim of the most common use of decadent, or that there may be a better antonym to this than stoic.

I feel that my method as to us finding the most fitting antonym is beyond question, however.

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Originally Posted by j2k4

I am loathe to argue with Webster or Roget, in any case.

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Why. They clearly have not facilitated matters for us in this case.

Betterment

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Originally Posted by manker

You actually seem to be agreeing with my assertion there, rather than your initial condemnation.

My point was that we should find the most common meaning of the word decadent and find an antonym to that given it would be the most fitting antonym due to it's popularity.

Previous to my post there had been all sorts of antonyms bandied about for definitions of decandent which haven't been used since the 1700s, no doubt ;)

I am willing to chat about the validity of my claim of the most common use of decadent, or that there may be a better antonym to this than stoic.

I feel that my method as to us finding the most fitting antonym is beyond question, however.

Why. They clearly have not facilitated matters for us in this case.

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By God, you're arguing with me... :lol:

Someday your resistance to my having you on will be sufficient, Manker. :)

In the meantime, it occurs to me that JPaul is absolutely correct, and I am chastened thus-

Are you, too? :P

Damnit :lol: :dry:


I seriously can never tell if you're joking or not :D