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[ dee-suhnt ] / ˈdi sənt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR decent ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectiveconforming to the recognized standard of propriety, good taste, modesty, etc., as in behavior or speech. respectable; worthy: a decent family. adequate; fair; passable: a decent wage. kind; obliging; generous: It was very decent of him to lend me his watch. suitable; appropriate: She did not have a decent coat for the cold winter. of fairly attractive appearance: a decent face. Informal. wearing enough clothing to appear in public. Slang. great; wonderful. Origin of decent1485–95; <Latin decent- (stem of decēns) fitting (present participle of decēre to be fitting; see -ent), akin to decus honor SYNONYMS FOR decent1 seemly, proper, decorous. 5 apt, fit, becoming. SEE SYNONYMS FOR decent ON THESAURUS.COM ANTONYMS FOR decent1 unseemly. 5 inappropriate. SEE ANTONYMS FOR decent ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM decentde·cent·ly, adverbde·cent·ness, nounWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH decentdecent , descent, dissentDictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for decentBut you certainly wouldn't know this if you were even a decently informed voter. So About that Faux-Protectionism|Justin Green|October 29, 2012|DAILY BEAST You need—peacefully, humbly, decently—to make them spill your blood. How the Wall Street Protesters Win|Lee Siegel|October 14, 2011|DAILY BEAST Yonni did the right thing when he asked two women to treat each other decently—simply because he loves them both. Chile's Etiquette of Love|Tracy Quan|October 16, 2010|DAILY BEAST Still, Lauer, a self-professed “lifelong bacon enthusiast,” started off decently enough. 'Bacon Tastes Good, Get Over It'|Julie Powell|May 15, 2009|DAILY BEAST
He had lived cleanly and decently; he had wronged no man or woman, nor himself. The Place of Honeymoons|Harold MacGrath Eleanor was not a girl to defraud them wilfully; so, as soon as she decently could, she got up for her bonnet. The Warden|Anthony Trollope Every one drinks at his will, and the miller, as we shall see, takes a little more than his head can decently carry. English Literature, Considered as an Interpreter of English History|Henry Coppee We found her sitting up in bed, negligently but decently dressed, with a dimity corset tied with red ribbons. The Memoires of Casanova, Complete|Jacques Casanova de Seingalt As soon as he decently could, he followed her to her studio, where he found her lying in sullen dejection on the big divan. The Captain of the Gray-Horse Troop|Hamlin Garland
British Dictionary definitions for decent
adjectivepolite or respectablea decent family proper and suitable; fittinga decent burial conforming to conventions of sexual behaviour; not indecent free of oaths, blasphemy, etcdecent language good or adequatea decent wage informal kind; generoushe was pretty decent to me informal sufficiently clothed to be seen by other peopleare you decent? Derived forms of decentdecently, adverbdecentness, nounWord Origin for decentC16: from Latin decēns suitable, from decēre to be fitting Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to decentnoble, good, polite, honest, trustworthy, modest, proper, honorable, prudent, correct, thoughtful, courteous, gracious, satisfactory, fair, acceptable, comfortable, respectable, reasonable, competent |