Degeneracy \De*gen"er*a*cy\, n. [From Degenerate, a.]
1. The act of becoming degenerate; a growing worse.
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Willful degeneracy from goodness. --Tillotson.
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2. The state of having become degenerate; decline in good
qualities; deterioration; meanness.
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Degeneracy of spirit in a state of slavery.
--Addison.
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To recover mankind out of their universal corruption
and degeneracy. --S. Clarke.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
degeneracy
n 1: the state of being degenerate in mental or moral qualities
[syn: degeneration, decadence, decadency]
2: moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles;
"the luxury and corruption among the upper classes";
"moral degeneracy followed intellectual degeneration";
"its brothels; its opium parlors; its depravity" [syn: corruption,
depravity]
WordNet (r) 2.0
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