Associations to the word «Decency»

Wiktionary

DECENCY, noun. The quality of being decent; propriety
DECENCY, noun. That which is proper or becoming.

Dictionary definition

DECENCY, noun. The quality of conforming to standards of propriety and morality.
DECENCY, noun. The quality of being polite and respectable.

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.