Associations to the word «Decent»
Noun
- Mad
- Knock
- Decency
- Shout
- Ign
- Chap
- Burial
- Widow
- Meal
- Wage
- Interval
- Ordinary
- Clothes
- Landlady
- Pretext
- Lodging
- Apparel
- Tradesman
- Feller
- Livelihood
- Living
- Clean
- Folk
- Propriety
- Obscenity
- Petticoat
- Wardrobe
- Accommodation
- Stupidity
- Reviewer
- Sort
- Entertainer
- Solemnity
- Waistcoat
- Rag
- Housing
- Safe
- Job
- Dignity
- Adultery
- Upbringing
- Reverence
- Keep
- Modesty
- Behaviour
- Obscurity
Adjective
Wiktionary
DECENT, adjective. (obsolete) Appropriate; suitable for the circumstances.
DECENT, adjective. (of a person) 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. (obsolete) Comely; shapely; well-formed.
Dictionary definition
DECENT, adverb. In the right manner; "please do your job properly!"; "can't you carry me decent?".
DECENT, adjective. Socially or conventionally correct; refined or virtuous; "from a decent family"; "a nice girl".
DECENT, adjective. 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".
DECENT, adjective. Conforming to conventions of sexual behavior; "speech in this circle, if not always decent, never became lewd"- George Santayana.
DECENT, adjective. Sufficient for the purpose; "an adequate income"; "the food was adequate"; "a decent wage"; "enough food"; "food enough".
DECENT, adjective. Decently clothed; "are you decent?".
DECENT, adjective. 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".
Wise words
Occasionally in life there are those moments of unutterable
fulfillment which cannot be completely explained by those
symbols called words. Their meanings can only be articulated
by the inaudible language of the heart.