decency
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decency
- /ˈdiːsənsi/ UK
- /ˈdisənsi/ Canada, US
- /ˈdiːsənsi/ Australia
- /ˈdiːsənsi/ New Zealand
Where it comes from
From Latin decentia, from decens. Equivalent to decent + -cy. Compare French décence.
noun decencies
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The quality of being decent; propriety.
Immodest words admit of no defence, / For want of decency is want of sense.
Similar: integrity, probity, propriety, rectitude, uprightness, angelicality, angelicalness, angelicity, angelicness, decency, godliness, honesty
- That which is proper or becoming. Those thousand decencies, that daily flow / From all her words and actions.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: decorum, politeness, probity, respectability, courtesy, dignity, honest, trustworthiness, integrity, etiquette, honesty, propriety, fairness, fitness, morale, moral
Translations
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noun quality of being decent
| Español | decencia |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 體統 /体统 tǐtǒng, 規矩 /规矩 guījǔ, 體面 /体面 tǐmiàn, 得體 /得体 détǐ, 正派 zhèngpài, 端莊 /端庄 duānzhuāng |
| Português | decência |
| Français | décence |
| Deutsch | Anstand |
| Ελληνικά | αιδώς aidós |
| Română | cuviință, cădere, decență |
| Русский | поря́дочность porjádočnostʹ, прили́чие prilíčije |
| العربية | احْتِرَام, كَرَامَة karāma |
| עברית | הגינות haginut |
Talk about this word "decency." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/decency. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. decency. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/decency "decency." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/decency.Cite this
@misc{decency_2026,
title = {decency},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/decency},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
