Decency
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈdiːsənsi/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Decency is a noun meaning The quality of being decent; propriety.
Meaning
The quality of being decent; propriety.
More Meanings
- That which is proper or becoming.
Example Sentences
Immodest words admit of no defence, / For want of decency is want of sense.
Those thousand decencies, that daily flow / From all her words and actions.
[To Joseph McCarthy:] Have you no sense of decency, sir? At long last, have you left no sense of decency?
'Tis in the Civil Government, as in the Offices of Religion; which, were they ſtript of all the External Decencies of Worſhip, would not make a due Impreſſion on the Minds of thoſe who aſſiſt at them.
Word Forms
- decencies
Synonyms for decency
Depending on context, synonyms include integrity, probity, propriety, rectitude, uprightness, angelicality.
Antonyms for decency
Common opposites include indecency.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include decorum, politeness, probity, respectability, courtesy, dignity.
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Sources & Attribution
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