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noun
1.
dignified propriety of behavior, speech, dress, etc.
2.
the quality or state of being decorous; orderliness; regularity.
3.
Usually, decorums. an observance or requirement of polite society.
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Decorum
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| of or pertaining to an island or islands, or detached and isolated |
| inclined to believe too readily |
Example Sentences
- Such decorum, however, did not always allow for personal disclosures.
- Want of liberty, by strengthening law and decorum, stupefies conscience.
- How you handle it is an index of the quality, wisdom and decorum of the things inside you.
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Word Origin & History
decorum
1560s, from L. neuter of decorus "fit, proper," from decor (see decor).
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Encyclopedia Britannica
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decorum
in literary style, the appropriate rendering of a character, action, speech, or scene. The concept of literary propriety, in its simplest stage of development, was outlined by Aristotle. In later classical criticism, the Roman poet Horace maintained that to retain its unity, a work of art must be consistent in every aspect: the subject or theme must be dealt with in the proper diction, metre, form, and tone. Farcical characters should speak in a manner befitting their social position; kings should intone with the elegance and dignity commensurate with their rank
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