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   decent

   /ˈdiːsnt/

   adjective

   • 1. conforming with generally accepted standards of respectable or moral behaviour: "a decent clean-living individual"
   • ▪ appropriate; fitting: "they would meet again after a decent interval" Similar propercorrectappropriateaptappositefittingfitbefittingrightsuitablerespectabledignifiedbecomingdecorousseemlymodestnicetastefulin good tasterefinedgenteelconventionalacceptedapprovedstandardtraditionalorthodoxcomme il fautinformal:pukkaOpposite indecent
   • ▪ not likely to shock or embarrass others: "a decent high-necked dress"
   • ▪ sufficiently clothed to see visitors: informal "‘Hello, miss? Are you decent?’"
   • 2. of an acceptable standard; satisfactory: "people need decent homes" Similar satisfactoryreasonablefairacceptableadequatesufficientsufficiently goodgood enoughampleup to scratchup to the markup to standardup to parcompetentnot badall rightaveragetolerablepassablesuitableinformal:OKokayup to snuffOpposite unsatisfactory
   • ▪ good: "there's a few decent players in the team"
   • ▪ kind, obliging, or generous: informal British "that's awfully decent of you" Similar honourablehonesttrustworthydependableworthyrespectableuprightclean-livingincorruptvirtuousgoodethicalmoralobliginghelpfulaccommodatingindulgentunselfishaltruisticgenerouskindkindlythoughtfulconsideratecourteouscivilpolitewell manneredneighbourlyhospitablepleasantagreeableamiableinformal:squeaky cleandated:mannerlyrare:regardfulOpposite disobligingdishonest

   Word Origin mid 16th century (in the sense ‘suitable, appropriate’): from Latin decent- ‘being fitting’, from the verb decere.

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   What does decent mean?

   • DECENT definition: 1. socially acceptable or good: 2. dressed or wearing clothes: 3. socially acceptable or good: . Learn more.

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   • Moderate, but competent; sufficient; hence, respectable; fairly good; reasonably comfortable or satisfying; as, a decent fortune; a decent person. [1913 Webster] A decent retreat in the mutability of human affairs. --Burke. -- De"cent*ly, adv. -- De"cent*ness, n. [1913 Webster]

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   • to do what people or society expect, especially in a difficult situation He did the decent thing and resigned. Definition of decent adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   What does decens mean?

   • [L. decens, decentis, p. pr. of decere to be fitting or becoming; akin to decus glory, honor, ornament, Gr. dokei^n to seem good, to seem, think; cf. Skr. d [=a] [,c] to grant, to give; and perh. akin to E. attire, tire: cf. F. d ['e]cent. Cf. Decorate, Decorum , Deign .] 1.

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   Definitions of decent. adjective. socially or conventionally correct; refined or virtuous. “from a decent family” synonyms: nice. respectable. characterized by socially or conventionally acceptable morals. adjective. according with custom or propriety. “a decent burial” synonyms: becoming, comely, comme il faut, decorous, seemly. proper.

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    Decent means of a satisfactory quality or level, honest and morally good, or wearing clothes. Learn how to use decent in different contexts and see translations in other languages.