decency

Pronunciation: /ˈdiːsənsi/

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun the quality of conforming to standards of propriety and morality
  2. noun the quality of being polite and respectable

Etymology

From Latin decentia, from decens. Equivalent to decent + -cy. Compare French décence.

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Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
propriety
Narrower (hyponyms)
modesty
Opposite (antonyms)
indecency

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