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Decent Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Decent? [adv] in the right manner; "please do your job properly!"; "can't you carry me decent?" [adj] conforming to conventions of sexual behavior; "speech in this circle, if not always decent, never became lewd"- George Santayana [adj] observing conventional sexual mores in speech or behavior or dress; "a modest neckline in her dress"; "though one of her shoulder straps had slipped down, she was perfectly decent by current standards" [adj] (informal) decently clothed; "are you decent?" [adj] according with custom or propriety; "her becoming modesty"; "comely behavior"; "it is not comme il faut for a gentleman to be constantly asking for money"; "a decent burial"; "seemly behavior" [adj] socially or conventionally correct; refined or virtuous; "from a decent family"; "a nice girl" [adj] enough to meet a purpose; "an adequate income"; "the food was adequate"; "a decent wage"; "enough food"; "food enough" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Decent: adequate \| becoming \| comely \| comme il faut \| decently \| enough \| in good order \| modest \| nice \| properly \| respectable \| right \| seemly \| sufficient \| the right way Related Terms \| Find terms related to Decent: acceptable \| accepted \| accommodating \| according to Hoyle \| acknowledged \| adequate \| admissible \| admitted \| advantageous \| advisable \| affable \| affectionate \| agreeable \| all right \| amiable \| ample \| appropriate \| approved \| ascetic \| austere \| average \| barely sufficient \| becoming \| befitting \| being done \| benevolent \| benign \| benignant \| better than nothing \| blameless \| brotherly \| chaste \| Christian \| Christlike \| Christly \| civil \| clean \| comfortable \| comme il faut \| commensurate \| common \| compassionate \| competent \| complaisant \| compliant \| condign \| conformable \| conforming \| congruous \| considerate \| convenient \| conventional \| correct \| corresponding \| courteous \| creditable \| customary \| de rigueur \| decorous \| delicate \| desirable \| dignified \| due \| elegant \| enough \| equal to \| erect \| estimable \| ethical \| expedient \| fair \| fair to middling \| fairish \| fate \| favorable \| feasible \| felicitous \| fit \| fitten \| fitting \| formal \| fraternal \| friendly \| fructuous \| full of integrity \| generous \| genteel \| good \| good enough \| goodish \| gracious \| happy \| highly respectable \| high-minded \| high-principled \| honest \| honorable \| human \| humane \| immaculate \| indulgent \| inviolate \| irreproachable \| just \| kind \| kindhearted \| kindly \| kindly-disposed \| kosher \| law-abiding \| law-loving \| law-revering \| likely \| loving \| manly \| mannerly \| mediocre \| meet \| middling \| minimal \| minimum \| moderate \| modest \| moral \| nice \| noble \| normal \| normative \| not amiss \| not bad \| not half bad \| not outstanding \| not so bad \| obliging \| OK \| okay \| opportune \| ordinary \| orthodox \| overindulgent \| overpermissive \| passable \| permissive \| plenty \| plenty good enough \| polite \| politic \| presentable \| pretty good \| principled \| profitable \| proper \| proportionate \| pure \| reasonable \| received \| recognized \| recommendable \| reputable \| respectable \| right \| right and proper \| righteous \| rightful \| right-minded \| rigid \| satisfactory \| seasonable \| seemly \| severe \| so so \| softhearted \| sortable \| spotless \| stainless \| sterling \| strict \| substantial \| sufficient \| sufficient for \| sufficing \| suitable \| sympathetic \| sympathizing \| tasteful \| tender \| tenderhearted \| thoughtful \| tidy \| timely \| to be desired \| tolerable \| traditional \| true-dealing \| true-devoted \| true-disposing \| truehearted \| true-souled \| true-spirited \| unblemished \| uncorrupt \| uncorrupted \| undefiled \| unexceptionable \| unexceptional \| unimpeachable \| unimpressive \| unobjectionable \| unspotted \| unstained \| unsullied \| untarnished \| up to \| upright \| uprighteous \| upstanding \| urbane \| useful \| virtuous \| warm \| warmhearted \| well-bred \| well-timed \| wise \| workmanlike \| worthwhile \| worthy \| yeomanly See Also \| clean \| decorous \| proper \| unobjectionable Decent In Webster's Dictionary \De"cent\, a. [L. decens, decentis, p. pr. of decere to be fitting or becoming; akin to decus glory, honor, ornament, Gr. ? to seem good, to seem, think; cf. Skr. d?c to grant, to give; and perh. akin to E. attire, tire: cf. F. d['e]cent. Cf. {Decorate}, {Decorum}, {Deig?}.] 1. Suitable in words, behavior, dress, or ceremony; becoming; fit; decorous; proper; seemly; as, decent conduct; decent language. --Shak. Before his decent steps. --Milton. 2. Free from immodesty or obscenity; modest. 3. Comely; shapely; well-formed. [Archaic] A sable stole of cyprus lawn Over thy decent shoulders drawn. --Milton. By foreign hands thy decent limbs composed. --Pope. 4. Moderate, but competent; sufficient; hence, respectable; fairly good; reasonably comfortable or satisfying; as, a decent fortune; a decent person. A decent retreat in the mutability of human affairs. --Burke. -- {De"cently}, adv. -- {De"centness}, n.

Decent Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Decent?

[adv] in the right manner; "please do your job properly!"; "can't you carry me decent?"
[adj] conforming to conventions of sexual behavior; "speech in this circle, if not always decent, never became lewd"- George Santayana
[adj] observing conventional sexual mores in speech or behavior or dress; "a modest neckline in her dress"; "though one of her shoulder straps had slipped down, she was perfectly decent by current standards"
[adj] (informal) decently clothed; "are you decent?"
[adj] according with custom or propriety; "her becoming modesty"; "comely behavior"; "it is not comme il faut for a gentleman to be constantly asking for money"; "a decent burial"; "seemly behavior"
[adj] socially or conventionally correct; refined or virtuous; "from a decent family"; "a nice girl"
[adj] enough to meet a purpose; "an adequate income"; "the food was adequate"; "a decent wage"; "enough food"; "food enough"

See Also | clean | decorous | proper | unobjectionable

Decent In Webster's Dictionary

\De"cent\, a. [L. decens, decentis, p. pr. of decere to
be fitting or becoming; akin to decus glory, honor, ornament,
Gr. ? to seem good, to seem, think; cf. Skr. d?c to grant, to
give; and perh. akin to E. attire, tire: cf. F. d['e]cent.
Cf. {Decorate}, {Decorum}, {Deig?}.]
1. Suitable in words, behavior, dress, or ceremony; becoming;
   fit; decorous; proper; seemly; as, decent conduct; decent
   language. --Shak.

         Before his decent steps.              --Milton.

2. Free from immodesty or obscenity; modest.

3. Comely; shapely; well-formed. [Archaic]

         A sable stole of cyprus lawn Over thy decent
         shoulders drawn.                      --Milton.

         By foreign hands thy decent limbs composed. --Pope.

4. Moderate, but competent; sufficient; hence, respectable;
   fairly good; reasonably comfortable or satisfying; as, a
   decent fortune; a decent person.

         A decent retreat in the mutability of human affairs.
                                               --Burke.
   -- {De"cent*ly}, adv. -- {De"cent*ness}, n.

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