Canadian English Meaning of decorous

decorous

Other Canadian English words related to decorous

synonyms

• acceptable
• polite
• proper
• respectable
• satisfactory
• adequate
• befitting
• Correct
• decent
• dress
• elegant
• formal
• genteel
• nice
• seemly
• apt
• authorized
• compatible
• agreeable
• de rigueur
• dignified
• dressy
• gracious
• harmonious
• kosher
• permitted
• priggish
• prim
• relevant
• stuffy
• tolerable

antonyms

• casual
• improper
• inappropriate
• incorrect
• indecent
• unseemly
• indecent
• informal
• intolerable
• unacceptable
• unbecoming
• unsatisfactory
• unseemly
• barred
• forbidden
• prohibited
• down-at-the-heels
• shabby
• tacky
• awkward
• banned
• not allowed
• Awkward
• grungy
• Outlawed
• proscribed
• ungenteel

Definitions and Meaning of decorous in English

Wordnet

decorous (a)

characterized by propriety and dignity and good taste in manners and conduct

Wordnet

decorous (s)

according with custom or propriety

Webster

decorous (a.)

Suitable to a character, or to the time, place, and occasion; marked with decorum; becoming; proper; seemly; befitting; as, a decorous speech; decorous behavior; a decorous dress for a judge.

FAQs About the word decorous

What is the Canadian English meaning of the word decorous

decorous

What is the English meaning of the word decorous

characterized by propriety and dignity and good taste in manners and conduct, according with custom or proprietySuitable to a character, or to the time, place,

What are the synonyms of the word decorous

acceptable,polite,proper,respectable,satisfactory,adequate,befitting,Correct,decent,dress

What are the antonyms of the word decorous

casual,improper,inappropriate,incorrect,indecent,unseemly,indecent,informal,intolerable,unacceptable