Definition of decent Decent
/diˈsʌnt/ - [deesunt] - de•cent
We found 19 definitions of decent from 6 different sources.
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Adjectivedecent, decenter, decentest |
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| decent - conforming to conventions of sexual behavior; "speech in this circle, if not always decent, never became lewd"- George Santayana | ||
| unobjectionable, clean not objectionable; "the ends are unobjectionable; it's the means that one can't accept" | ||
| decorous characterized by propriety and dignity and good taste in manners and conduct; "the tete-a-tete was decorous in the extreme" | ||
| proper appropriate for a condition or purpose or occasion or a person's character, needs; "everything in its proper place"; "the right man for the job"; "she is not suitable for the position" | ||
| decent - socially or conventionally correct; refined or virtuous; "from a decent family"; "a nice girl" | ||
| nice | ||
| respectable characterized by socially or conventionally acceptable morals; "a respectable woman" | ||
| decent - 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" | ||
| modest not large but sufficient in size or amount; "a modest salary"; "modest inflation"; "helped in my own small way" | ||
| decent - decently clothed; "are you decent?" | ||
| modest not large but sufficient in size or amount; "a modest salary"; "modest inflation"; "helped in my own small way" | ||
| decent - 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" | ||
| becoming, comely, comme il faut, decorous, seemly | ||
| proper appropriate for a condition or purpose or occasion or a person's character, needs; "everything in its proper place"; "the right man for the job"; "she is not suitable for the position" | ||
| decent - sufficient for the purpose; "an adequate income"; "the food was adequate"; "a decent wage"; "enough food"; "food enough" | ||
| adequate, enough | ||
| sufficient of a quantity that can fulfill a need or requirement but without being abundant; "sufficient food" | ||
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- decent (Adjective)
Appropriate; suitable for the circumstances. - decent (Adjective)
Having a suitable conformity to basic moral standards; showing integrity, fairness, or other characteristics associated with moral uprightness. - decent (Adjective)
Sufficiently clothed or dressed to be seen. - decent (Adjective)
Fair; good enough; okay. - decent (Adjective)
Significant; substantial. - decent (Adjective)
Comely; shapely; well-formed.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- decent (a.)
Suitable in words, behavior, dress, or ceremony; becoming; fit; decorous; proper; seemly; as, decent conduct; decent language. - decent (a.)
Free from immodesty or obscenity; modest. - decent (a.)
Comely; shapely; well-formed. - decent (a.)
Moderate, but competent; sufficient; hence, respectable; fairly good; reasonably comfortable or satisfying; as, a decent fortune; a decent person.
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decent
Showing integrity, fairness, or other characteristics associated with moral uprightness.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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decent
dē′sent, adj. becoming: seemly: proper: modest: moderate: tolerable.—n. Dē′cency, becomingness: modesty.—adv. Dē′cently. [L. decens, decentis, pr.p. of decēre, to be becoming.]
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