%20by%20%E2%80%9EPablo%20Stanley%E2%80%9D%2C%20licensed%20under%20%E2%80%9ECC0%201.0%E2%80%9D%20(https%3A%2F%2Fcreativecommons.org%2Fpublicdomain%2Fzero%2F1.0%2F)%3C%2Fdc%3Arights%3E%3C%2Frdf%3ADescription%3E%3C%2Frdf%3ARDF%3E%3C%2Fmetadata%3E%3Cmask%20id%3D%22viewboxMask%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%22704%22%20height%3D%22704%22%20rx%3D%220%22%20ry%3D%220%22%20x%3D%220%22%20y%3D%220%22%20fill%3D%22%23fff%22%20%2F%3E%3C%2Fmask%3E%3Cg%20mask%3D%22url(%23viewboxMask)%22%3E%3Cg%20fill-rule%3D%22evenodd%22%20clip-rule%3D%22evenodd%22%3E%3Cpath%20d%3D%22M705.3%201074a2351.1%202351.1%200%200%201-15.6-101c-1-7.7-2.5-16.4%202.7-22%207.3-8%2014-14.8%2014.8-26.2.8-10.7-2.8-22.4-5-32.8a809.4%20809.4%200%200%200-17.3-64.7c-6.6-21.7-13.9-43.2-21.3-64.6-6.9-20-13.5-40.3-22.5-59.5-17-36.5-46-63.5-81.6-81.6-9-4.5-27-20.5-36.3-24-8.5-3.4-8.5%206.3-16.9%202.6-6.7-2.9-13-6.7-16.7-13.2-4-7-14.3-16.9-15.9-25-3.3-17.4.3-32.2-12-45.3a90%2090%200%200%200-41.1-23.8c-33.7-9.3-78.5-2.8-98.8%2028.5-9.7%2014.9-13%2033-26.2%2045.1-11.4%2010.7-8.8%2018-23.6%2023.4-.9.3-23.6-4.5-24.4-4.2-16.2-3.5-31.7%206.2-46.5%2011.8a325.4%20325.4%200%200%200-63%2032.3%20399.2%20399.2%200%200%200-102.3%2098.5%20482.5%20482.5%200%200%200-76.4%20161c-1.7%206.4-3.5%2013-1.5%2019.4%201.7%205.3%205.4%209.2%209.8%2012.4%206%204.3%2018%207%2017.7%2015.7-.1%206.6-2.4%2013.5-3.5%2020-1.3%207.7-2.3%2015.5-3.4%2023.2-4.8%2035.4-8.6%2071-10.3%20106.6a920%20920%200%200%200-.5%20106c.1%202.3.8%204.5%202%206.2-1%20.4-1.2%202.4.1%202.7l2.7.5a12%2012%200%200%200%207%202.4l5.5.2c19.3%204%2038.6%207.9%2058.1%2010.8%2023.8%203.5%2047.6%206.3%2071.5%208.7%2049.2%204.8%2098%203.2%20147.1.6a1877%201877%200%200%201%20147.4-2c49.2%201.4%2098.4%203.5%20147.6%204.4%2055%201%20110-.5%20164.8-5%207.5-.5%2012.2-6.5%2010.7-14-8.9-44.7-19-89.1-27-134Z%22%20fill%3D%22%23ffdbb4%22%2F%3E%3Cpath%20d%3D%22m201%20597.5%201.2-.4c14.5-5.7%2029.6-14.8%2045.4-11.4.5-.2%2010.8%201.9%2017.9%203.2l-6.7%207L247%20598c40.7%2067.1%2088.8%20100.7%20144.3%20100.7%2055.5%200%2097.7-33.6%20126.4-100.7l4-1c.4%200%201%20.2%201.5.4%209.3%203.6%2027.4%2019.6%2036.3%2024.1%2035.6%2018%2064.5%2045%2081.6%2081.6%208.7%2018.6%2015.2%2038%2021.8%2057.5l.7%202c7.4%2021.4%2014.7%2043%2021.3%2064.6%206.3%2020.4%2012%2041%2016.6%2061.8l.7%202.9c2.2%2010.4%205.8%2022%205%2032.8a29%2029%200%200%201-3%2010.7l-80.4%2029%2038.4%20261.3c-35.1%201.5-70.3%202-105.5%201.3-49.2-.9-98.4-3-147.6-4.3-47.7-1.2-95.3-.7-143%201.7l-12%20.6a946.3%20946.3%200%200%201-139.5-1l-3.1-.3v-38.3l16.3-212.9-83-15.6-81.3-39.5a21.7%2021.7%200%200%201-5.6-8.8c-1.9-6-.5-12%201-18l.5-1.3a492.8%20492.8%200%200%201%2076.4-161A399.3%20399.3%200%200%201%20138%20629.7c19.8-13%2040.9-23.9%2063-32.3Z%22%20fill%3D%22%23e279c7%22%2F%3E%3Cpath%20d%3D%22M232.2%20584.6c5.1-.3%2010.3.6%2015.4%201%20.4.1.6.8%200%20.9-9%201.9-18%204.5-26.9%207.1l-3.8%201.2c-10%203-19.8%206-29.6%2010-19.4%207.9-37.8%2018.5-54.8%2030.8C67.2%20682.8%2020%20754.3-9.9%20828.3a526%20526%200%200%200-24.3%2077c-.4%201.6-2%205.4-1%207%20.7%201.3%203.6%202.1%205%202.9l4.5%202.3%2025.2%2012.9%202.3%201.1c38%2018.6%2078.4%2034.4%20121%2035.5l.4-3.7a342%20342%200%200%201%209.9-60c.3-1%201.6-.6%201.7.3%203%2023.1%202%2046.4%201%2069.7-1.8%2041-4.3%2082.2-6.5%20123.3-1.2%2020.6-2.6%2041-3.9%2061.7-1.3%2020.5-1.7%2041.6-4.7%2062-.6%204.6-6%207-10%206.6-4.4-.5-7.9-4.5-8-9%200-11.9%201.5-24%202.4-35.8l2.5-33.8c3.1-41.1%206.8-82.2%2010.2-123.3a4771%204771%200%200%201%203.8-43.7C76.4%20979.8%2034.2%20963-6.1%20943.5c-.6%2013.2-2%2026.5-3.4%2039.6-3.8%2036.8-7.1%2073.6-9.6%20110.5a2254.2%202254.2%200%200%200-4.2%2092.7l-.2%207c0%204.4-.5%208.5-4.3%2011.7-3.7%203.3-8.9%203.5-12.6%200-5-4.6-4.2-10.9-4-17.1a1675.6%201675.6%200%200%201%201.8-47.2%201321%201321%200%200%201%2010.5-109.5l2-14c3.5-26%207.5-52.7%2015.5-77.9-3.1-1.5-6.2-3-9.3-4.7-5.5-2.7-11.2-5.4-16.6-8.4-4.2-2.5-7.9-5.8-9-10.8-1.4-5.5.6-11.5%202-16.9v-.4a502%20502%200%200%201%2026.6-80%20523.2%20523.2%200%200%201%2067.8-117%20353.8%20353.8%200%200%201%2088.7-83.3%20239%20239%200%200%201%2053.8-25.7%20142.6%20142.6%200%200%201%2042.8-7.5Zm90.1-66c6-6.5%2018.1.2%2015.2%208.8a108.2%20108.2%200%200%201-34.7%2052A79.4%2079.4%200%200%201%20247%20598l1.7%202.4a321.1%20321.1%200%200%200%2046.1%2052.6c36%2031.2%2084.8%2048%20132%2036%2037.1-9.4%2069.8-38.8%2079.4-76.2-1.3.6-3%20.9-4.8.5-7.7-1.7-15.3-9.8-20.3-15.6-5.3-6.3-9.5-13-12.6-20.7-5.6-14-7.4-32.1.3-45.7%201-1.7%203-.7%203.3%201l.3%202.5c1.5%2012.7%203.3%2025%209.3%2036.6a76%2076%200%200%200%2018.2%2023.1c2.6%202%205.8%203.6%208.1%206l.5.4c.6-5%204.1-7.3%207.6-7.2%203.3.2%207.3%201.6%208.8%202.3l.1.1a341%20341%200%200%201%2065.1%2042%20259%20259%200%200%201%2088.4%20129c7.5%2025.3%2011.8%2051.4%2016.3%2077.4l2.8%2016c4.2%2023.9%208.9%2048.4%2018.4%2070.7%202.5%205.7.6%2011.1-5.5%2013.4A1493%201493%200%200%201%20688%20953c3.7%2016%206%2032.5%208.7%2048.5%206%2034.1%2013.2%2068%2019.4%20102%203.2%2017.5%206.1%2035%209.3%2052.3l4.7%2025.2%202.4%2013.6.1.7c.5%202.4%201%204.9.4%207.3-.8%202.7-2.9%204.6-4.8%206.6-1.6%201.6-3.8%201.6-5.7.7l-.7-.3c-3.4-1.6-6-3.2-7.3-7-.7-2.5-1-5.2-1.5-7.7a3535.6%203535.6%200%200%201-7.8-43.6l-1.6-9.1c-5.2-31.4-10.2-62.9-12.8-94.5-1-14-2.3-28.1-3.5-42.2l-.9-10.5c-1.1-13.3-2.5-27-2.7-40.5l-4.5%201.6L657%20964c-5.5%202-12.5%206-18.4%205.2-2.9-.3-5-1.2-6.8-2.9%202%2028.8%204.8%2057.4%208.5%2086a1965.7%201965.7%200%200%200%2022%20135c.6%203.2%201.4%206.4%201.9%209.6.5%203.7-.5%205.9-2.5%209-1.7%202.4-5%203.7-7.8%202-3.6-2.3-5.5-4.3-6.5-8.4-1-3.7-1.6-7.6-2.3-11.4a1654.2%201654.2%200%200%201-11.4-65.2c-7.8-52-12.7-104.4-15.2-156.8a1388%201388%200%200%201-1.4-77.8c0-13.3.5-26.6%201.4-39.9%201-13.4%203-26.5%204.8-39.8%200-.5.7-.5.7%200%20.8%2014.9%202.1%2029.8%202.8%2044.7.6%2014.3.9%2028.5%201.4%2042.8.6%2018.7%201.5%2037.5%202.7%2056.2a9.6%209.6%200%200%201%208.5-3.1c4.7-1%209.7-3.4%2014.1-5l16.8-5.5%2026.4-8.7a679%20679%200%200%201-18-80.8l-2-12.3c-4-24.2-8.5-48.5-15.8-72a229.8%20229.8%200%200%200-34.8-68.2%20370.2%20370.2%200%200%200-52.7-55.3C557%20627%20539.7%20614%20523%20600c.1.9.2%202%200%203-3.5%2025.9-17%2050-35.8%2067.9-37.7%2036-93.6%2043.4-142%2026.5-46.7-16.3-88-55-102.6-102.8-.3-.8.8-1%201.3-.5l2.4%203.3c0-.4.2-.9.7-1a129%20129%200%200%200%2046.6-29.2%20100.2%20100.2%200%200%200%2021.3-33.3l.4-1c1.7-5%203.2-10.2%207-14.2Z%22%20fill%3D%22%23000%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fg%3E%3Cg%20transform%3D%22matrix(.99789%200%200%201%20156%2062)%22%3E%3Cg%20fill-rule%3D%22evenodd%22%20clip-rule%3D%22evenodd%22%3E%3Cpath%20d%3D%22M418.4%20337.6c-6.2-45.2-20.6-89.2-22.6-135l-3.7-59c-.5-12.3-16.4-16.5-22.5-5.6-13.9-15.3-38.7-13-57.6-12.6-111.3%204-217%2079.2-255.3%20184.2a10%2010%200%200%200%20.4%207.5c-17.8%2059.4%2045.2%2097.6%2088.1%20124.1%2017.5%2018.5%2038%2033.8%2061%2044.2a214.2%20214.2%200%200%200%2085.7%2020.2c6.5.1%2010.4-5%2010.8-10.5%209.4-2.2%2025.5.4%2030.4-9.2%2056.6-24.6%2093.4-86.9%2085.3-148.3Z%22%20fill%3D%22%23ffdbb4%22%2F%3E%3Cpath%20d%3D%22M392%20177.2c-.2-1.5%202-1.6%202.4-.4%203.5%209.8%207.3%2019.5%2010%2029.5%202.8%209.7%204.8%2019.5%206.8%2029.4%203.3%2016.3%206.2%2032.7%208.5%2049.2%205-4%2011.6-4.3%2017.8-1.2%203%201.4%204%205.2%203.4%208.1-.6%202.4-1.3%204.7-2.1%207%201.8%201.6%203.2%203.5%204.3%205.7%202.9%205.8%202%2012-.6%2017.4l.6%201c3.7%207.3%201.7%2013.7-1%2020.7-2%205.3-1%2011.2-5.3%2015.2a40.2%2040.2%200%200%201-10.3%2016.8c-.4%207.7-1.2%2015.4-2.7%2023-6%2029.6-24.8%2056-48.2%2074.5a155%20155%200%200%201-78.6%2032.6c-14.1%201.7-28.2%201.2-42.1-1.3l-1.8-.3c-12.9-2.3-28.4-6.2-37.3-15.9-4.7-5-2-16.3%206.3-15.3%204.4.6%208.2%201.3%2012.3%203a115.7%20115.7%200%200%200%2029.2%207.9%20130%20130%200%200%200%2041.5-1.5c24.6-4.8%2048.5-16%2067.2-32.9%2021.7-19.6%2034.4-45%2036.3-74.2%202-32.6-1.7-66-4.8-98.4a995.4%20995.4%200%200%200-6.2-50.5c-2.4-16.3-3.8-32.7-5.6-49.1ZM199.8%2071.9l1-.1c41.9-6.4%2085.8-6%20125.1%2011.3%207.6%203.3%2015%207.3%2021.9%2012%205-.6%2010-1%2014.8-1%206.2-.2%2012.3%203%2013%209.3%205.8.7%2011.1%202.8%2014.5%207.1%201.4%201.7%202.3%203.6%202.7%205.6%203.6.8%207%202.1%2010.4%203.8%204%202%206.3%207.8%204.9%2012.1l-1.1%202.8-.3.7.1.3c3.3%205.1%201%2012-3.9%2015a37.6%2037.6%200%200%201-12%205l.9%205.2c0%20.7-.8%201.2-1.2.5%200%200%201.5%204.7%203.8%2010%20.9%202-2%203.8-3%201.7-3-5.5-4.8-11.2-7.5-16.8-2.4-.2-4.9-.8-7.2-1.8a8%208%200%200%201-3.6-3.3v.2c-8%2010.1-23.4%2013.7-35.3%2016.9a275%20275%200%200%201-39%207.1c-23%202.8-46.2%203.3-69.2%204.3l-4.6.3a63.6%2063.6%200%200%201-54.6%2013.8%2021%2021%200%200%201-9.2%205.5c-.7%2013.1-8%2025.5-19%2032.8l.2.8c2.7%2011.1%202.7%2023.4-7.1%2031.1a24%2024%200%200%201-4.4%202.7l.4.8c5%2011.9%206.7%2025-2.9%2034.9-3.8%204-10.6%203-13.6-1.6v-.2l-.6-.8c-.3.5-.7%201-1.2%201.2-3.7%201.6-5.1.4-8.4-1.2a51.6%2051.6%200%200%200-17.7-5c-17%206.6-28%2026.6-25.4%2045.3%201.4%2010.2%207%2020.4%2016.8%2024.6%204.2%201.9%209.3%202.6%2014%202%206.2-.8%2011-4.8%2017.5-2.5a6%206%200%200%201%204.3%205.6%2012%2012%200%200%201-3.9%2010c4.6%203.8%208.2%209%2012.2%2013.3%205%205.2%2010%2010.5%2015.3%2015.4%205%204.6%2010.4%208.9%2016%2012.7l.6.4c7.2%204.6%2016.1%208.7%2016.5%2018.4%200%203-1.7%205.6-4%207-9%205.6-18.8-1.7-25.9-7l-8.2-6.7c-1.8.1-3.7-.1-5.7-1l-3.8-2c-4%201-7.8.2-11-2a30.3%2030.3%200%200%201-13.3.4c-3.7-.8-7-2.6-9.7-5a21%2021%200%200%201-17.7-1.9c-3.4-2-6-5-7.4-8.5a7.6%207.6%200%200%201-1.3-3.9v-.5c-4.9%200-9.8-1.6-13.6-5.5-3.4-3.6-5.1-8-5.3-12.5-5-1.4-9.5-4.3-12.9-8.7a25.3%2025.3%200%200%201-3.5-24.5l-.5-1.3a36.6%2036.6%200%200%201-7.3-21.9c0-1.2.2-2.3.4-3.5A14.5%2014.5%200%200%201%2016%20308a19.7%2019.7%200%200%201%202-19c0-1%200-1.8.2-2.8l-.5-2.9c-.8-10.7%206.6-20%2015.6-25%202.4-1.3%205-2.4%207.5-3.3%201.9-.6%204.7-.8%206.3-2%200-.1.6-1%20.7-1.5l.4-1.7c.2-2.5%200-5%200-7.5a272%20272%200%200%201%201.3-34A148%20148%200%200%201%2067.7%20149a135%20135%200%200%201%2035-38.9c28-21.3%2062.7-32.8%2097-38.2ZM70.7%20331.1c-3.7-8.7%2013.4-8.8%2018-8.4%2010.2%201%2026.1%206%2030.3%2016.2%201.7%204.2-3.4%208.8-7.5%207.4-4-1.4-6.2-4.3-9.4-6.9l-2.6-1.9a9.5%209.5%200%200%200%202.2%204l.3.2c5%204.4-3.9%2011.3-7.2%205.5a15.5%2015.5%200%200%201-1.8-10c.1-1.1.4-2%20.8-3l-1-.5-.6-.2c-3.9-1.8-20.6-8.8-20.4-2.6%200%20.7-1%20.7-1.1.2Z%22%20fill%3D%22%23000%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fg%3E%3C%2Fg%3E%3Cg%20transform%3D%22translate(315%20248)%22%3E%3Cpath%20fill-rule%3D%22evenodd%22%20clip-rule%3D%22evenodd%22%20d%3D%22M126.2%20196.3c5.5-9.2%2017.5%2013.3%2018.7%2017.2%201.2%203.4%201.9%207%202.3%2010.5%204.3%201%208.8%201%2013.3.1%206.6-1.2%2010.6-4.8%2016.3-7.8%204-2.1%209%20.3%2011%203.8%202.5%204.1%201%208.4-2.2%2011.5-6%205.8-18%207.1-25.9%205.6-4.5-1-8.7-2.6-12.3-5l-.1%201.3v.8c-.7%206.5-2.5%2014.6-7.5%2018.8-8.2%206.8-18.3-6.4-10.3-13.3l.2-.2c5-4%206-14.7%205.8-20.7-.2-3.8-.9-7.7-2.1-11.4l-.3-.8c-.3-1-4.3-10.9-5.8-9.6-.6.8-1.6%200-1.1-.8Zm44.6-52c7.6%204.7%2019%2015.4%2011%2026.7-9.6%2010-23.4-1.4-30.2-6.6-6.3-4-13.3%206.3-7.5%2011%2049%2036.3%2069-29.8%2030.5-36.4-4.2-.8-5.8%204-3.8%205.4ZM90.2%20102a28%2028%200%200%201%2021%204.9l.5.3c5.9%204.3%2012.5%2011.9%209%2019.3-1.3%203-5.3%203.4-8%202-4.2-2.2-5-7.7-8.8-10.8-3.1-2.5-7.4-4-11.4-3.6-9.5.8-15.3%2010.2-18.3%2018.3-.4%201-1.9%201.4-2.5.3-7-13%205.4-28.3%2018.5-30.7ZM208.4%2097c14.1-1.1%2030.7%2013.5%2027%2028.5-1.8%207.1-12.5%207-14.3%200-1-3.9-1-7.3-3.7-10.4a10.9%2010.9%200%200%200-9-4%2016%2016%200%200%200-10%205c-2.5%202.3-4%205.9-6.4%208-.7.6-1.5.6-2%200-4.4-4-1.8-12.2%201-16.4%203.8-6%2010.2-10%2017.4-10.7ZM63.3%2075.5c9-8%2025.5-15.8%2037.7-11.9%207%202.3%2010.1%2013.6%202.3%2017.2-9.1%204.2-19.6%202.5-28.8%206.8-4%201.8-7.6%204-10.3%207.4-2.1%202.6-4.3%206-7.4%207.6-.8.4-1.9.4-2.5-.4-6.8-7.6%203-21.5%209-26.7Zm129.5-12.3a40.4%2040.4%200%200%201%2033.6%206.3l.6.4c5%203.8%2011.1%209.4%2010.8%2016.1-.3%205.7-6.2%209.5-11.4%206.6-4.2-2.5-6.1-7.3-9.7-10.5a33.4%2033.4%200%200%200-22.5-8.7c-3.4%200-6.8%201-10%201.4.2.5-2.4.3-4-.2-1-.5-1-1.9-.6-2.8%201.9-4.5%208.8-7.3%2013.2-8.6Z%22%20fill%3D%22%23000%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fg%3E%3Cg%20transform%3D%22translate(279%20400)%22%3E%3C%2Fg%3E%3Cg%20transform%3D%22translate(179%20343)%22%3E%3C%2Fg%3E%3Cg%20transform%3D%22translate(203%20303)%22%3E%3Cpath%20fill-rule%3D%22evenodd%22%20clip-rule%3D%22evenodd%22%20d%3D%22M389%2063.3c-9.4%2064.5-76%2071.6-87.8%207.6%201.9-.8%203.2-2.5%203-5.7-.1-14%204.2-28.7%2016.8-36.4%2013-8%2028.2-8.8%2043.3-8.6%2028.7-.7%2028.1%2023.3%2024.8%2043Zm-98.2-28c-9-.4-20.5-.1-28.5%205.4a34%2034%200%200%200-13.9-15.8c21.7.6%2044-1.5%2065.8-3.2-5.2%203.6-10%209-13.2%2015.1-3-1.5-7.1-1.4-10.2-1.6ZM251%2070c-25%2086-87.4%2048.6-94.2%2037.5-12.2-18.2-14.5-62.6-3.9-74.4%2015.3-10.8%2037-8%2055-8.3%2033.3.5%2056.9%2010.4%2043.1%2045.2Zm167.6-39.6c-6.8-.8-14-1-20.4%202-2-8.3-8-15.2-14.9-18.2-.8-1-.7-1.6-3.6-1.5-17.4-5.2-37-2.5-53.8%203-26.6%202.2-54.4%204-81.2%207-25.1-11.3-100.8-13-105.5%2014.9-6-1-16-5.6-21%20.7-36.4-6.2-74.1%202.4-110.8%206.3-9.2%201.7-14%2020-3.5%2019.7%206-1.6-.1-11.4%207.8-12.1%2035.3-3.9%2069.9-9.4%20105.6-10-1.2%206.2%2023.6%206.6%2024%203h.1c-6.1%2023-.6%2055.9%2010.5%2070%2015.6%2018.6%2054.6%2024%2072%2012%2022.3-11%2045.5-66.4%2039-84.8a76.6%2076.6%200%200%201%2035.8-.7c-2.8%208-7.6%2027.5-.6%2029.2-1.3%2038.8%2034%2063%2066.6%2047.1C393%20105%20402.8%2063%20399.3%2037.5c3.6%206.8%2033-.6%2019.3-7Z%22%20fill%3D%22%23000%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fg%3E%3C%2Fg%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E)
Meaning
- (countable, uncountable) The quality of being decent; propriety.
- (countable, uncountable) That which is proper or becoming.
Synonyms
propriety
sense of duty
debt of gratitude
right and wrong
social obligation
proper behavior
pu dency
pudency
Translations
decenza
décence
Anstand
decencia
decência
fatsoen
ευπρέπεια
decència
dürüstlükFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈdiːsənsi/
Etymology
In summary
From Latin decentia, from decens. Equivalent to decent + -cy. Compare French décence.
Notes
Sign in to write sticky notes
Start learning English with learnfeliz.
Practice speaking and memorizing "decency" and many other words and sentences in English.
'%3e%3c/path%3e%3c/g%3e%3cdefs%3e%3cmarker%20markerWidth='4.5'%20markerHeight='4.5'%20refX='2.25'%20refY='2.25'%20viewBox='0%200%204.5%204.5'%20orient='auto'%20id='SvgjsMarker4023'%3e%3cpolygon%20points='0,4.5%201.5,2.25%200,0%204.5,2.25'%20fill='white'%3e%3c/polygon%3e%3c/marker%3e%3c/defs%3e%3c/svg%3e)
