| ADJECTIVE | all | decent, nice | socially or conventionally correct |
|---|---|---|---|
| all | decent, fitting | in harmony with the spirit of particular persons or occasion | |
| all | decent | conforming to conventions of sexual behavior | |
| all | decent | decently clothed | |
| all | decent | observing conventional sexual mores in speech or behavior or dress | |
| all | decent, satisfactory, acceptable | meeting requirements | |
| ADVERB | all | decent, properly, decently, right | in the right manner |
| Sounds | diy'sahnt | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abandonment ... wonderment: 671 rhymes with ahnt... | |
| Meaning | socially or conventionally correct; refined or virtuous. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "from a decent family" | |
| Synonym | nice | |
| Broader | respectable | Characterized by socially or conventionally acceptable morals |
| Spanish | buen, decente | |
| Catalan | decent | |
| Nouns | decency | the quality of conforming to standards of propriety and morality |
| decency | the quality of being polite and respectable | |
| Adverbs | decently | in a decent manner |
| Meaning | In harmony with the spirit of particular persons or occasion. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | fitting | |
| Broader | proper | marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness |
| Spanish | decente, decoroso | |
| Catalan | decent | |
| Meaning | conforming to conventions of sexual behavior. | |
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| Example | "speech in this circle, if not always decent, never became lewd"- George Santayana | |
| See also | clean, unobjectionable | (of behavior or especially language) free from objectionable elements |
| decorous | Characterized by propriety and dignity and good taste in manners and conduct | |
| modest | not offensive to sexual mores in conduct or appearance | |
| proper | marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness | |
| Opposite | indecent | Offensive to good taste especially in sexual matters |
| Spanish | decente | |
| Catalan | decent | |
| Nouns | decency | the quality of conforming to standards of propriety and morality |
| Meaning | decently clothed. | |
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| Example | "are you decent?" | |
| Broader | modest | not offensive to sexual mores in conduct or appearance |
| Usage of | colloquialism | A colloquial expression |
| Spanish | decente, visible | |
| Catalan | decent, visible | |
| Meaning | observing conventional sexual mores in speech or behavior or dress. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "though one of her shoulder straps had slipped down, she was perfectly decent by current standards" | |
| Broader | modest | not offensive to sexual mores in conduct or appearance |
| Spanish | decente, honrado | |
| Catalan | decent, honrat | |
| Nouns | decency | the quality of conforming to standards of propriety and morality |
| Meaning | meeting requirements. | |
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| Synonyms | satisfactory, acceptable | |
| Broader | good | Having desirable / desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified |
| Spanish | aceptable, satisfactorio | |
| Catalan | acceptable | |
| Meaning | In the right manner. | |
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| Example | "can't you carry me decent?" | |
| Synonyms | properly, decently, right | |
| Opposite | improperly | In an improper way |
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