decorous
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decorous
- /ˈdɛkəɹəs/ US
- /ˈdɛkɹəs/ US
- /dɪˈkɔːɹəs/ US, archaic
Rhymes with -ɔːɹəs
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* Latin decōrus (“becoming, fitting, proper, suitable”) + English -ous (suffix adjectives denoting presence of a quality in any degree, typically an abundance). Decōrus is derived from decor (“elegrance, grace; charm beauty”) + -us (suffix forming adjectives); and decor is from decēre, the present active infinitive of decet (“to adorn; to be decent; to be proper or suitable”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *deḱ- (“to perceive; to take”).
* Possibly also influenced by Late Latin decorōsus (“beautiful; elegant”), from decoris + -ōsus (suffix meaning ‘full of’ forming adjectives from nouns). Decoris is the genitive singular of decus (“beauty, grace, ornament, splendour; distinction, glory, honour”), from Proto-Indo-European *déḱos (“that which is proper”), from *deḱ- (see above).
adjective more decorous · most decorous
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Marked by behaviour, manners, etc., regarded as proper, tasteful, and in accordance with accepted standards; becoming, seemly.
The narrovv path of truth and virtue inclines neither to the right nor left—it is a ſtraightforvvard buſineſs, and they vvho are earneſtly purſuing their road, may bound over many decorous prejudices, vvithout leaving modeſty behind.
Similar: becomed, menseful, chaste, continent, correct, upstanding, delicate, decent, decorous, desertful, deserving, dutiful · Opposite: dedecorous, indecorous, undecorous
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Appropriate, suitable.
[B]oth the truth vvhich the Prophecy aims at is faithfully conveyed, and that decorous embelliſhment in the external Cortex of the Prophecy punctually obſerved.
Similar: allowable, appropriate, apropos, apposite, apt, comely, commensurate, correct, decorous, expedient, felicitous, fit · Opposite: bad, discommensurate, improper, inappropriate, malapropos, inapt, incommensurate, inept, inopportune, out of line, out of order, out of place
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adj marked by behaviour, manners, etc., regarded as proper, tasteful, and in accordance with accepted standards
| Español | decoroso |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 端莊 /端庄 duānzhuāng |
| हिन्दी | शालीन śālīn, मर्यादित maryādit, शोभनीय śobhnīya |
| Français | bienséant |
| Deutsch | anständig, geziemend, schicklich |
| Italiano | decoroso, decente, dignitoso |
| Ελληνικά | σεμνός semnós |
| Română | decoros, cuviincios |
| Русский | чи́нный čínnyj, благопристо́йный blagopristójnyj, поря́дочный porjádočnyj, прили́чный prilíčnyj, присто́йный pristójnyj |
| Tiếng Việt | đoan trang |
| العربية | وَجِيه wajīh |
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title = {decorous},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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