NOUN | attribute | decency | the quality of conforming to standards of propriety and morality |
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attribute | decency | the quality of being polite and respectable |
Sounds | diy'sahnsiy | |
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Rhymes | absorbency ... Yangtze: 255 rhymes with siy... |
Meaning | The quality of conforming to standards of propriety and morality. | |
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Narrower | modesty, modestness | freedom from vanity or conceit |
Broader | propriety, properness, correctitude | correct or appropriate behavior |
Opposite | indecency | The quality of being indecent |
Spanish | decencia, decoro | |
Catalan | decència | |
Adjectives | decent | conforming to conventions of sexual behavior |
decent | observing conventional sexual mores in speech or behavior or dress | |
decent | socially or conventionally correct |
Meaning | The quality of being polite and respectable. | |
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Broader | respectability, reputability | honorableness by virtue of being respectable and having a good reputation / reputation |
Spanish | decencia | |
Catalan | decència | |
Adjectives | decent | socially or conventionally correct |
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