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de⋅cen⋅cy

  [dee-suhn-see]
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–noun, plural -cies.
1. the state or quality of being decent.
2. conformity to the recognized standard of propriety, good taste, modesty, etc.
3. decencies,
a. the recognized standards of decent or proper behavior; proprieties: The least you can expect from them is some respect for the decencies.
b. the requirements or amenities for decent or comfortable living: to be able to afford the decencies.
Origin:
1560–70; < L decentia comeliness, decency, equiv. to decent- (s. of decēns) fitting (see decent ) + -ia n. suffix

Synonyms:
2. decorum, respectability, gentility.
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de·cen·cy   (dē'sən-sē)   
n.   pl. de·cen·cies
  1. The state or quality of being decent; propriety.
  2. Conformity to prevailing standards of propriety or modesty.
  3. decencies
    1. Social or moral proprieties.
    2. Surroundings or services deemed necessary for an acceptable standard of living.
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Decency

De"cen*cy\, n.; pl. Decencies. [L. decentia, fr. decens: cf. F. d['e]cence. See Decent.]

1. The quality or state of being decent, suitable, or becoming, in words or behavior; propriety of form in social intercourse, in actions, or in discourse; proper formality; becoming ceremony; seemliness; hence, freedom from obscenity or indecorum; modesty.

Observances of time, place, and of decency in general. --Burke.

Immodest words admit of no defense, For want of decency is want of sense. --Roscommon.

2. That which is proper or becoming.

The external decencies of worship. --Atterbury.

Those thousand decencies, that daily flow From all her words and actions. --Milton.
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Language Translation for : decency
Spanish: decencia, decoro,
German: der Anstand,
Japanese: きちんとして品位のあること
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