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de⋅cent

  [dee-suhnt]
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–adjective
1. conforming to the recognized standard of propriety, good taste, modesty, etc., as in behavior or speech.
2. respectable; worthy: a decent family.
3. adequate; fair; passable: a decent wage.
4. kind; obliging; generous: It was very decent of him to lend me his watch.
5. suitable; appropriate: She did not have a decent coat for the cold winter.
6. of fairly attractive appearance: a decent face.
7. Informal. wearing enough clothing to appear in public.
8. Slang. great; wonderful.
Origin:
1485–95; < L decent- (s. of decēns) fitting (prp. of decēre to be fitting; see -ent ), akin to decus honor

Related forms:
de⋅cent⋅ly, adverb
de⋅cent⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
1. seemly, proper, decorous. 5. apt, fit, becoming.

Antonyms:
1. unseemly. 5. inappropriate.
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de·cent   (dē'sənt)   
adj.  

  1. Characterized by conformity to recognized standards of propriety or morality.

  2. Free from indelicacy; modest.

  3. Meeting accepted standards; adequate: a decent salary.

    1. Morally upright; respectable.

    2. Kind or obliging: very decent of them to lend you money.

  5. Informal Properly or modestly dressed.


[Latin decēns, decent-, present participle of decēre, to be fitting; see dek- in Indo-European roots.]
de'cent·ly adv., de'cent·ness n.
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