Canadian English Meaning of decency

decency

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Definitions and Meaning of decency in English

Wordnet

decency (n)

the quality of conforming to standards of propriety and morality

the quality of being polite and respectable

Webster

decency (n.)

The quality or state of being decent, suitable, or becoming, in words or behavior; propriety of form in social intercourse, in actions, or in discourse; proper formality; becoming ceremony; seemliness; hence, freedom from obscenity or indecorum; modesty.

That which is proper or becoming.

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decency

the quality of conforming to standards of propriety and morality, the quality of being polite and respectableThe quality or state of being decent, suitable, or

Civility,decorum,dignity,Etiquette,form,morality,propriety,prudence,Appropriateness,courtesy

Coarseness,Crudeness,Discourtesy,evil,impropriety,indecency,vulgarity,Badness,degeneracy,degradation

decencies => decency, decence => propriety, decemvirship => Decemvirate, decemvirs => decemvirs, decemviri => decemviri,