decency
/ˈdisənsi/noun3 syllables
Decency means: the quality of conforming to standards of propriety and morality.
Synonyms for decency9
also used for decency
integrity, probity, propriety, rectitude, uprightness, angelicality, angelicalness, angelicity, angelicness
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Opposites of decency
indecency
What does decency mean?2
noun
1
the quality of conforming to standards of propriety and morality
2
the quality of being polite and respectable
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Decency in a sentence
- He didn't have the decency to admit that he was wrong.CK
- Please find a granule of decency within you and call the attack off.shekitten
- Polite people respect the rules of social decency by following good manners.Dejo
- Could you at least have the decency to wait?Amastan
- At least he had the decency to apologise.sundown
- Ziri didn't even have the decency to look at Rima.Amastan
- Dan didn't even have the decency to thank Linda.Amastan
- Sami didn't even have the decency to text Layla back.OsoHombre
Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.
Forms of decency
as a noun
- plural
- decencies