ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Indecorum

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Indecorum is a noun meaning Indecorous behavior, or the state of being indecorous.

Meaning

Indecorous behavior, or the state of being indecorous.

Example Sentences

This will be done decently and in good order--our training will admit of no indecorum.
Not only were its central personages the patterns of propriety, but no breath of scandal, no shadow of indecorum, might approach its utmost boundaries.
I hope your eyes are better, but if you must spare them, there is nothing in my pages which a Lady may not read aloud without indecorum, which is more than can be said of Shakspeare.

Word Forms

Synonyms for indecorum

Depending on context, synonyms include liberty, familiarity, impropriety, indecorousness.

Antonyms for indecorum

Common opposites include decorum, decorousness.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include indecorousness, impropriety, liberty, familiarity, undecorousness, indecency.

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