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- Dictionarydecorum/dɪˈkɔːrəm/
noun
- 1. behaviour in keeping with good taste and propriety: "he had acted with the utmost decorum" Similar Opposite
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behavior that is socially correct, calm, and polite: The witness endured the lawyer’s badgering with remarkable decorum.
behavior that is socially correct, calm, and polite: The witness endured the lawyer’s badgering with remarkable decorum.
1. : literary and dramatic propriety : fitness. according to strict neoclassic decorum only the aristocracy had the right to appear in tragedy Irving Babbitt. 2. : propriety and good taste in conduct or appearance. strict in her notions of decorum Jane Austen. 3. : orderliness. the organization's decorum has rarely been shaken W. F. Longgood. 4.
Decorum is proper and polite behavior. If you let out a big belch at a fancy dinner party, you're not showing much decorum. This noun is from Latin decōrus "proper, becoming, handsome," from décor "beauty, grace," which is also the source of English décor.
Decorum definition: dignified propriety of behavior, speech, dress, etc.. See examples of DECORUM used in a sentence.
Decorum is behaviour that people consider to be correct, polite, and respectable. [ formal ] I was treated with decorum and respect throughout the investigation.
DECORUM definition: behaviour that is considered to be polite and correct. Learn more.
noun. /dɪˈkɔːrəm/ [uncountable] (formal) polite behaviour that is appropriate in a social situation synonym propriety. He is not known for his sense of decorum. The celebrations were carried off with style and decorum. Word Origin. Want to learn more?
decorum. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English de‧co‧rum /dɪˈkɔːrəm/ noun [ uncountable] formal behaviour that shows respect and is correct for a particular situation, especially a formal occasion He was disciplined for breaching the Senate’s rules of decorum.
decorum in American English. (dɪˈkɔrəm, -ˈkour-) noun. 1. dignified propriety of behavior, speech, dress, etc. 2. the quality or state of being decorous; orderliness; regularity. 3. (usually decorums) an observance or requirement of polite society.
