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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