Associations to the word «Decent»
Noun
- Make
- Respect
- Garb
- Moral
- Wickedness
- Salary
- Lad
- Competency
- Inn
- Lass
- Dress
- Rating
- Gopher
- Citizen
- Politeness
- Visual
- Deference
- Insisting
- Is
- Airplay
- Posterity
- Bailiff
- Looking
- Fun
- Rascal
- Mankind
- Guy
- Honesty
- Workman
- Bonnet
- Marge
- Conformity
- Wear
- Demeanor
- Buy
- Moderation
- Luxury
- Garment
- Combo
- Paying
- Brew
- Ain
- Churchman
- Midfield
- Excuse
- Scoundrel
- Muster
- Starving
- Disgrace
- Riff
- Stink
- Proper
- Get
- Mess
- Sanitation
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
The most important things are the hardest things to say.
They are the things you get ashamed of because words
diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem
timeless when they are in your head to no more than living
size when they are brought out.