decente
Meaning
decent, proper
Frequency
Hyphenated as
de‧cen‧te
Gender
♂️ Masculine
Pronounced as (IPA)
/deˈsẽ.t͡ʃi/
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin decentem, present participle of decet (“it is fitting or suitable”), from Proto-Indo-European *deke-, from base *dek- (“to take, accept, to receive, greet, be suitable”).
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