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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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decent

  1. mod.
    good; very good. : This is some pretty decent jazz.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

decent 
1539, "proper to one's station or rank," also "tasteful," from M.Fr. decent, from L. decentem (nom. decens, gen. decentis), prp. of decere "to be fitting or suitable," from PIE *deke-, from base *dek- "to take, accept, to receive, greet, be suitable" (cf. Gk. dokein "to appear, seem, think," dekhesthai "to accept;" Skt. dacasyati "shows honor, is gracious," dacati "makes offerings, bestows"). Meaning "kind, pleasant" is from 1902. Decency is 1567 in sense of "appropriateness," 1639 in sense of "modesty." Are you decent? (1949) was originally backstage theater jargon for "are you dressed."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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