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decentness
de·cent D0071000 (dē′sənt)adj.1. a. Characterized by conformity to recognized standards of propriety or morality: a respected citizen who led a decent life; children brought up in decent homes.b. Morally upright; moral or respectable: "the corruption that allows the unscrupulous to grow rich while decent people labor to earn an honest wage" (Amitav Ghosh).c. Kind or obliging: very decent of them to lend you money.d. Showing thoughtfulness or consideration: let a decent interval go by before calling.2. Free from indelicacy or obscenity; clean: decent television programming for children.3. Fairly good; acceptable; satisfactory: finally got a decent night's sleep; made decent wages in the new job.4. a. Suitable; fitting: had nothing decent to wear to the reception.b. Informal Properly or modestly dressed: The guests are here—are you decent?
[Latin decēns, decent-, present participle of decēre, to be fitting; see dek- in Indo-European roots.]
de′cent·ly adv.de′cent·ness n.ThesaurusdecentnessnounConformity to recognized standards, as of conduct or appearance:comeliness, correctness, decency, decorousness, decorum, properness, propriety, respectability, respectableness, seemliness.IdiomsSeedecentdecentness
Synonyms for decentnessnoun conformity to recognized standards, as of conduct or appearanceSynonyms- comeliness
- correctness
- decency
- decorousness
- decorum
- properness
- propriety
- respectability
- respectableness
- seemliness
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