decorum
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decorum
- /dɪˈkɔːɹəm/ UK
Rhymes with -ɔːɹəm
Where it comes from
Learned borrowing from Latin decōrum, neuter form of decōrus (“proper, decent”).
noun decora · decorums
- Appropriate social behavior. Everyone was assembled in the dining-room. Under the circumstances, we were naturally not a cheerful party. The reaction after a shock is always trying, and I think we were all suffering from it. Decorum and good breeding naturally enjoined that our demeanour should be much as usual, yet I could not
- A convention of social behavior. In the architecture and embellishments of the chamber, the evident design was to dazzle and astound. Little attention had been paid to the decora of what is technically called “keeping,” or to the proprieties of nationality. The eye wandered from object to object, and rested upon none; neither the “
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noun appropriate social behavior; propriety
| Español | decoro, pundonor |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 礼儀) reigi, 端正さ (たんせいさ, tansei-sa), 礼儀正しさ (れいぎただしさ, reigi tadashisa) |
| 中文 | 體統 /体统 tǐtǒng, 端正 duānzhèng |
| Português | decoro |
| Français | décorum |
| Deutsch | Anstand, Etikette, Schicklichkeit, Anständigkeit, guter Ton, Dekorum |
| Italiano | decoro |
| Ελληνικά | ευπρέπεια efprépeia |
| Română | cuviință, cădere, decență |
| Русский | благопристо́йность blagopristójnostʹ, деко́рум dɛkórum, прили́чие prilíčije, благоприли́чие blagoprilíčije |
noun a convention of social behavior
| 日本語 | 礼儀作法 reigi sahō, 礼儀 reigi |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 禮儀 /礼仪 lǐyí |
| Deutsch | Anstandsregel, Anstandsregeln, Konventionen, Konvention, Benimmregel |
| Русский | этике́т etikét, пра́вила поведе́ния právila povedénija |
Talk about this word "decorum." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/decorum. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. decorum. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/decorum "decorum." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/decorum.Cite this
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title = {decorum},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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