Associations to the word «Decent»

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.

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".