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decency
n. modesty; integrity; proper behavior


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Decency
Decency is conformity to sociocultural standards of conduct and speech.Standards of decency vary greatly depending on the cultural context. Most nations have laws against indecency which regulate certain sexual acts, and restrict one's ability to display certain parts of the body in public (see indecent exposure).
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decency
Noun
1. the quality of conforming to standards of propriety and morality
(antonym) indecency
(hypernym) propriety, properness, correctitude
(hyponym) modesty
2. the quality of being polite and respectable
(hypernym) respectability, reputability


Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)Download this dictionary
Decency
(n.)
The quality or state of being decent, suitable, or becoming, in words or behavior; propriety of form in social intercourse, in actions, or in discourse; proper formality; becoming ceremony; seemliness; hence, freedom from obscenity or indecorum; modesty.
  
 
(n.)
That which is proper or becoming.
  

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decency
1. propriety
سگھڑاپا, سوبھا پن, درستي, شائستگي, معقوليت,سليقہ
2. modesty
شرم, لاج, حيا, سکچ
Decency and decorum are not pride. (Prov.)
لاج سکچ کچھ ابھيمان نہيں ہے

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