decent

Meaning

Appropriate; suitable for the circumstances.
Having a suitable conformity to basic moral standards; showing integrity, fairness, or other characteristics associated with moral uprightness.
(informal) Sufficiently clothed or dressed to be seen.
Fair; acceptable; okay.
Significant; substantial.
Conforming to perceived standards of good taste.
(obsolete) Comely; shapely; well-formed.

proper

respectable

in good order

the right way

good quality

trustworthy person

polite person

equal to

of use

Frequency

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈdiːsənt/

Borrowed from Middle French décent, or its source, Latin decēns, present participle of decet (“it is fitting or suitable”), from Proto-Indo-European *deḱ- (“to take, accept, to receive, greet, be suitable”) (compare Ancient Greek δοκέω (dokéō, “I appear, seem, think”), δέχομαι (dékhomai, “I accept”); Sanskrit दशस्यति (daśasyáti, “shows honor, is gracious”), दाशति (dāśati, “makes offerings, bestows”)). Meaning ‘kind, pleasant’ is from 1902.

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