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Meaning of 'decent' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Decent [ a.]
- Suitable in words, behavior, dress, or ceremony; becoming; fit; decorous; proper; seemly; as, decent conduct; decent language.
- Free from immodesty or obscenity; modest.
- Comely; shapely; well-formed.
- Moderate, but competent; sufficient; hence, respectable; fairly good; reasonably comfortable or satisfying; as, a decent fortune; a decent person.

Meaning of 'decent' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . decent [ a]
Meaning (1):
- conforming to conventions of sexual behavior
Example in sentence:
  • speech in this circle, if not always decent, never became lewd
2 . decent [ r]
Meaning (2):
- in the right manner; correctly; suitably
Example in sentence:
  • can't you carry me decent?;
  • please do your job properly!
3 . decent [ s]
Meaning (3):
- in harmony with the spirit of particular persons or occasion
Example in sentence:
  • a decent burial;
  • We have come to dedicate a portion of that field...It is altogether fitting and proper that we should do this
Meaning (4):
- meeting requirements
Example in sentence:
  • a decent wage;
  • I would kill for a decent cup of coffee;
  • the step makes a satisfactory seat
Meaning (5):
- socially or conventionally correct; refined or virtuous
Example in sentence:
  • a nice girl;
  • from a decent family
Meaning (6):
- sufficiently clothed to see visitors or appear in public
Example in sentence:
  • are you decent?
Meaning (7):
- observing conventional sexual mores in speech or behavior or dress
Example in sentence:
  • though one of her shoulder straps had slipped down, she was perfectly decent by current standards

Nearby Words:

deca- decacerata decachord decachordon decad decadal decade decadence decadency decadent

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