decorum
Meaning
- Appropriate social behavior.
- A convention of social behavior.
Synonyms
propriety
good taste
pertaining to modesty
good behaviour
moral conduct
Frequency
Hyphenated as
de‧co‧rum
Pronounced as (IPA)
/dɪˈkɔːɹəm/
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin decōrum, neuter form of decōrus (“proper, decent”).
Bookmark this
Improve your pronunciation
'%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)
Start learning English with learnfeliz.
Practice speaking and memorizing "decorum" and many other words and sentences in English.
Go to our English course page
Notes
Sign in to write sticky notes
Questions
