decency

noun
UK: /ˈdiː.sən.si/
US: /ˈdiː.sən.si/
  1. Behavior that is good, moral, and shows respect for other people.

    1. Show some decency and be nice to her.
    2. The crowd showed a lack of decency by shouting during the moment of silence.
  2. The quality of being acceptable and respectable in speech, dress, or behavior; modesty.

    1. She has no decency dressing like that.
    2. The network maintained standards of decency and refrained from airing the controversial ad.
  3. The state of being adequate or satisfactory.

    1. Give him a chance, show some decency.
    2. After years of neglect, the old theater was finally restored to a state of decency.

Synonyms

propriety goodness morality civility courtesy honor fairness justice kindness tact refinement modesty decorum etiquette virtue humanity gentility standard convention formality purity grace good form conventionality charm beauty chivalry generosity honesty integrity innocence mercy right sensitivity tolerance truth understanding wisdom decency probity veracity divinity spiritual piety reverence worth excellence fidelity sincerity credibility reliability objectivity skill artistry knowledge information awareness perception reason logic sense validity verisimilitude reality actuality materiality corporeality presence existence being essence substance kernel quiddity whatness character nature fiber stamp kind sort type variety class genus species bracket style fashion manner method way practice custom wont usage habit trick formula process procedure technique system course mode model quality grade rank level degree status standing condition state situation circumstance predicament plight scrape fix jam mess muddle quandary dilemma problem difficulty trouble trial tribulation adversity affliction misery woe grief sorrow suffering pain ache torment torture anguish agony sweat drudgery acts glut surfeit plethora profusion abundance sufficiency adequacy competence capability ability proficiency expertise talent knack gift aptitude bent turn vein streak genius creativity imagination fancy whimsy caprice vagary freak whirl twist turnabout change mutation variation modification alteration amendment reform innovation novelty surprise shock blow reverse defeat disaster catastrophe calamity tragedy misfortune hardship privation destitution poverty want need lack deficiency inadequacy shortage scarcity dearth paucity rarity infrequency singularity originality eccentricity abnormality irregularity inconsistency disparity inequality imbalance lop sway tilt slant list careen lurch wobble teeter totter stagger reel swerve veer deviate digress depart diverge fork split branch ramify divide separate cleave rend tear shatter splinter flake scale peel chip crack slit slot fissure crevice chasm gulf abyss hiatus gap breach rift rupture fracture break cleft cranny nook corner angle bend bow curve sweep arc arch dome vault canopy ceiling roof superstructure structure framework skeleton anatomy organism creature individual person somebody anyone everyone nobody nothing something everything all none any some each every no not never ever always sometimes often usually generally mostly frequently rarely seldom hardly scarcely barely only just simply merely purely solely wholly utterly fully entirely totally absolutely perfectly exactly precisely rightly truly verily indeed surely certainly assuredly definitely unarguably obviously evidently clearly significantly greatly vastly immensely tremendously enormously largely chiefly primarily basically essentially fundamentally radically intrinsically naturally mentally forcefully powerfully vigorously earnestly passionately warmly friendly unfairly partially prejudiced discriminatory bigoted intolerant narrow-minded parochial provincial insular dogmatic opinionated assertive fatally mortally ultimately eventually finally efficiently effectively timely promptly accurately likely possibly probably presumably supposedly ostensibly purportedly reportedly reputedly metaphorically figuratively vulgar roughly thoroughly widely ordinarily customarily regularly routinely

Frequently Asked Questions

The word "decency" in English means: Behavior that is good, moral, and shows respect for other people., The quality of being acceptable and respectable in speech, dress, or behavior; modesty., The state of being adequate or satisfactory..

The phonetic transcription of "decency" is /ˈdiː.sən.si/ in British English and /ˈdiː.sən.si/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

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Example usage of "decency": "Show some decency and be nice to her.". More examples on the page.