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decent
adj. modest; respectable; proper


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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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decent
Adjective
1. socially or conventionally correct; refined or virtuous; "from a decent family"; "a nice girl"
(synonym) nice
(similar) respectable
2. 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"
(synonym) becoming, comely, comme il faut, decorous, seemly
(similar) proper
3. conforming to conventions of sexual behavior; "speech in this circle, if not always decent, never became lewd"- George Santayana
(antonym) indecent
(see-also) clean, unobjectionable
4. enough to meet a purpose; "an adequate income"; "the food was adequate"; "a decent wage"; "enough food"; "food enough"
(synonym) adequate, enough
(similar) sufficient
5. decently clothed; "are you decent?"
(similar) modest
(classification) colloquialism
6. 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"
(similar) modest
Adverb
1. in the right manner; "please do your job properly!"; "can't you carry me decent?"
(synonym) properly, decently, in good order, right, the right way


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décent
adj. decent, seemly, decorous

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decent
adj. decent, modest; respectable; proper

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