decency

English Thesaurus

1. the quality of being polite and respectable (noun.attribute)

hypernym	:	reputability, respectability,
definition	:	honorableness by virtue of being respectable and having a good reputation (noun.attribute)

2. the quality of conforming to standards of propriety and morality (noun.attribute)

hypernym	:	correctitude, properness, propriety,
definition	:	correct or appropriate behavior (noun.attribute)

hyponym	:	modestness, modesty,
definition	:	freedom from vanity or conceit (noun.attribute)

3. the quality of being polite and respectable (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	becoming, comely, comme il faut, decent, decorous, seemly,
definition	:	according with custom or propriety (adj.all)

4. the quality of conforming to standards of propriety and morality (noun.attribute)

antonym	:	indecency,
definition	:	the quality of being indecent (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	decent,
definition	:	conforming to conventions of sexual behavior (adj.all)

derivation	:	decent,
definition	:	observing conventional sexual mores in speech or behavior or dress (adj.all)

derivation	:	decent, nice,
definition	:	socially or conventionally correct; refined or virtuous (adj.all)

5. the quality of being polite and respectable (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	becoming, comely, comme il faut, decent, decorous, seemly,
definition	:	according with custom or propriety (adj.all)

6. the quality of conforming to standards of propriety and morality (noun.attribute)

antonym	:	indecency,
definition	:	the quality of being indecent (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	decent,
definition	:	conforming to conventions of sexual behavior (adj.all)

derivation	:	decent,
definition	:	observing conventional sexual mores in speech or behavior or dress (adj.all)

derivation	:	decent, nice,
definition	:	socially or conventionally correct; refined or virtuous (adj.all)