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Word: Decency
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
mid 16th century (in the sense ‘appropriateness, fitness’): from Latin decentia, from decent- ‘being fitting’ (see decent)
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Phonetic Spelling:
ˈdiːsnsi
Dialects: British English
Definition:
behaviour that conforms to accepted standards of morality or respectability
Short Definition:decent behaviour
Examples:- she had the decency to come and confess
Definition:
things required for a reasonable standard of life
Short Definition:things necessary for decent life
Examples:- I can't afford any of the decencies of life
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