- decorousness
- noun see decorous
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
decorousness
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decorousness — index decorum, propriety (correctness) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
decorousness — decorous ► ADJECTIVE ▪ in keeping with good taste and propriety; polite and restrained. DERIVATIVES decorously adverb decorousness noun. ORIGIN Latin decorus seemly … English terms dictionary
Decorousness — Decorous Dec or*ous (d[e^]k [ o]r*[u^]s or d[ e]*k[=o] r[u^]s; 277), a. [L. dec[=o]rus, fr. decor comeliness, beauty; akin to decere. See {Decent}, and cf. {Decorum}.] Suitable to a character, or to the time, place, and occasion; marked with… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
decorousness — See decorously. * * * … Universalium
decorousness — noun The state or quality of being decorous … Wiktionary
decorousness — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun Conformity to recognized standards, as of conduct or appearance: comeliness, correctness, decency, decentness, decorum, properness, propriety, respectability, respectableness, seemliness. See USUAL … English dictionary for students
decorousness — n. appropriateness, correctness, seemliness … English contemporary dictionary
decorousness — dec·o·rous·ness … English syllables
decorousness — noun propriety in manners and conduct • Syn: ↑decorum • Ant: ↑indecorousness, ↑indecorum (for: ↑decorum) • Derivationally related forms: ↑decorous, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
decorum — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. decency; protocol. See agreement, fashion. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. etiquette, propriety, dignity, seemliness, correctness, decency, decorousness, deportment, gentility, protocol, good form, good… … English dictionary for students
