decencies

decencies
Synonyms and related words:
amenities, appropriateness, civilities, civility, comity, convention, correctitude, correctness, courtliness, decency, decorousness, decorum, diplomatic code, elegance, elegancies, etiquette, exquisite manners, fitness, fittingness, formalities, good form, good manners, goodness, manners, mores, natural politeness, niceness, normality, normativeness, point of etiquette, politeness, politesse, properness, proprieties, propriety, protocol, punctilio, quiet good manners, righteousness, rightness, rules of conduct, seemliness, social code, social conduct, social graces, social procedures, social usage, suitability

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  • decencies — the requirements of acceptable behaviour: → decency decencies things required for a reasonable standard of living. → decency …   English new terms dictionary

  • decencies — index decorum Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • Decencies — Decency De cen*cy, n.; pl. {Decencies}. [L. decentia, fr. decens: cf. F. d[ e]cence. See {Decent}.] 1. The quality or state of being decent, suitable, or becoming, in words or behavior; propriety of form in social intercourse, in actions, or in… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • decencies — noun The requirements for comfortable living …   Wiktionary

  • decencies — de·cen·cy || diːsnsɪ n. modesty; integrity; proper behavior …   English contemporary dictionary

  • decency — /dee seuhn see/, n., pl. decencies. 1. the state or quality of being decent. 2. conformity to the recognized standard of propriety, good taste, modesty, etc. 3. decencies, a. the recognized standards of decent or proper behavior; proprieties: The …   Universalium

  • decency — noun (plural decencies) 1》 decent behaviour.     ↘(decencies) the requirements of acceptable behaviour: an appeal to common decencies. 2》 (decencies) things required for a reasonable standard of living …   English new terms dictionary

  • Decency — De cen*cy, n.; pl. {Decencies}. [L. decentia, fr. decens: cf. F. d[ e]cence. See {Decent}.] 1. The quality or state of being decent, suitable, or becoming, in words or behavior; propriety of form in social intercourse, in actions, or in… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • decorum — decorum, decency, propriety, dignity, etiquette are comparable either when they mean a code of rules respecting what is right, fitting, or honorable in behavior or, more often, when they mean the quality or character of lightness, fitness, or… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • decency — UK [ˈdiːs(ə)nsɪ] / US [ˈdɪs(ə)nsɪ] noun Word forms decency : singular decency plural decencies 1) [uncountable] behaviour that is moral, good, or reasonable No one with any sense of decency can ignore their request for help. It would have been… …   English dictionary

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