decent (redirected from decentness)

de·cent  (dsnt)

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.

4.

a. Morally upright; respectable.

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

5. Informal Properly or modestly dressed.

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[Latin decns, decent-, present participle of decre, to be fitting; see dek- in Indo-European roots.]

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decent·ly adv.

decent·ness n.

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decent [ˈdiːs^ənt]

adj

1. polite or respectable a decent family

2. proper and suitable; fitting a decent burial

3. conforming to conventions of sexual behaviour; not indecent

4. free of oaths, blasphemy, etc. decent language

5. good or adequate a decent wage

6. Informal kind; generous he was pretty decent to me

7. Informal sufficiently clothed to be seen by other people are you decent?

[from Latin decēns suitable, from decēre to be fitting]

decently  adv

decentness  n

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	decent - socially or conventionally correct; refined or virtuous; "from a decent family"; "a nice girl" nice respectable - characterized by socially or conventionally acceptable morals; "a respectable woman"
	2.	decent - according with custom or propriety; "her becoming modesty"; "comely behavior"; "it is not comme il faut for a gentleman to be constantly asking for money"; "a decent burial"; "seemly behavior" becoming, comely, comme il faut, seemly, decorous proper - marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness; "proper medical treatment"; "proper manners"
	3.	decent - conforming to conventions of sexual behavior; "speech in this circle, if not always decent, never became lewd"- George Santayana unobjectionable, clean - (of behavior or especially language) free from objectionable elements; fit for all observers; "good clean fun"; "a clean joke" decorous - characterized by propriety and dignity and good taste in manners and conduct; "the tete-a-tete was decorous in the extreme" proper - marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness; "proper medical treatment"; "proper manners" indecent - offensive to good taste especially in sexual matters; "an earthy but not indecent story"; "an indecent gesture"
	4.	decent - sufficient for the purpose; "an adequate income"; "the food was adequate"; "a decent wage"; "enough food"; "food enough" enough, adequate sufficient - of a quantity that can fulfill a need or requirement but without being abundant; "sufficient food"
	5.	decent - decently clothed; "are you decent?" colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech modest - not offensive to sexual mores in conduct or appearance
	6.	decent - observing conventional sexual mores in speech or behavior or dress; "a modest neckline in her dress"; "though one of her shoulder straps had slipped down, she was perfectly decent by current standards" modest - not offensive to sexual mores in conduct or appearance
Adv.	1.	decent - in the right manner; "please do your job properly!"; "can't you carry me decent?" in good order, properly, the right way, decently, right

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decent

adjective

1. satisfactory, average, fair, all right, reasonable, suitable, sufficient, acceptable, good enough, adequate, competent, ample, tolerable, up to scratch, passable, up to standard, up to the mark Nearby there is a village with a decent pub.
satisfactory unsatisfactory, inept

2. proper, becoming, seemly, fitting, fit, appropriate, suitable, respectable, befitting, decorous, comme il faut (French) They married after a decent interval.
proper incorrect, indecent, unsuitable, improper, unseemly, immodest

3. (Informal) good, kind, friendly, neighbourly, generous, helpful, obliging, accommodating, sympathetic, comradely, benign, gracious, benevolent, courteous, amiable, amicable, sociable, genial, peaceable, companionable, well-disposed Most people around here are decent folk.

4. respectable, nice, pure, proper, modest, polite, chaste, presentable, decorous He wanted to marry a decent woman.

Translations

decent [ˈdiːsənt] ADJ

1. (= respectable) [person, house] → decente; (= proper) [clothes, behaviour, language] → decoroso, decente
are you decent? (hum) → ¿estás visible?

2. (= kind) → amable
he was very decent to me → fue muy amable conmigo, se portó muy bien conmigo
he's a decent sort → es buena persona

3. (= passable) [salary, meal] → adecuado, decente
a decent sum → una cantidad considerable

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decent [ˈdiːs^ənt] adj

(= of a reasonable standard) → convenable
a decent education → une éducation convenable

(= appropriate) → convenable
as soon as it was decent → dès que le moment convenable se présenta

[interval] → suffisant(e)
After a decent interval, relations returned to normal → Après une trêve suffisante, les relations ont repris leur cours normal.
as soon as a decent amount of time has elapsed → dès qu'il se sera écoulé suffisamment de temps

(= honest) [person] → honnête
a decent chap → un honnête type
The jury will see what a decent guy he is → Le jury va voir que c'est un honnête type.
The majority of them are decent people → La majorité d'entre eux sont d'honnêtes gens.
You have the support of all decent people → Tous les honnêtes gens sont avec toi.
to do the decent thing (= behave honourably) → agir comme il se doit

(= kind) → chic >
They were very decent about it → Ils se sont montrés très chics.
that was very decent of him → c'était très chic de sa part

(= dressed) → présentable
Are you decent? → Es-tu présentable?

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decent

adj (all senses) → anständig; are you decent? (inf) → bist du schon salonfähig? (inf); to do the decent thing → das einzig Anständige tun; it was decent of you to come → es war sehr anständig von Ihnen zu kommen; to give somebody a decent burial → jdn ordentlich begraben

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decent [ˈdiːs/ənt] adj

a. (respectable, person, house) → perbene inv, ammodo inv; (proper, clothes, behaviour, language) → decente

b. (kind) → gentile, bravo/a
he was very decent to me → si è comportato molto bene con me
to do the decent thing → fare quello che è giusto
they were very decent about it → sono stati molto corretti in merito

c. (satisfactory, meal, house) → decente, discreto/a

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decent [ˈdiːs/ənt] adj

a. (respectable, person, house) → perbene inv, ammodo inv; (proper, clothes, behaviour, language) → decente

b. (kind) → gentile, bravo/a
he was very decent to me → si è comportato molto bene con me
to do the decent thing → fare quello che è giusto
they were very decent about it → sono stati molto corretti in merito

c. (satisfactory, meal, house) → decente, discreto/a

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decent

adj decent [ˈdiːsnt]

1 fairly good; of fairly good quality a decent standard of living. betaamlik, fatsoenlik, welvoeglik حَسَن، مُرْضٍ благоприличен slušný, ucházející anstændig; ordentlig annehmbar ικανοποιητικός decente korralik مناسب؛ شایسته kelvollinen convenable הוֹלֵם उचित pristojan, častan tűrhető baik sæmandi decoroso かなりの 남부럽지 않은 neblogas, gana padorus pietiekams; apmierinošs tertib behoorlijk anstendig, skikkelig przyzwoity razoável ac­ceptabil благопристойный slušný dostojen pristojan hygglig, skaplig เหมาะสม doğru dürüst, tatmin edici 體面的 пристойний قابل قبول؛ اچھے معیار کا đáng hài lòng 体面的

2 kindly, tolerant or likeable He's a decent enough fellow. ordentlik مُهَذَّب، لَطيف скромен slušný anstændig; ordentlig anständig καθωσπρέπει, αξιοπρεπής amable kena آراسته؛ محجوب mukava bien נֶחמָד अच्छा doličan, priličan rendes jujur sanngjarn, velviljaður gentile きちんとした 품위 있는 gana malonus pieklājīgs sopan geschikt skikkelig, snill, likendes przyzwoity decente cumsecade славный slušný ljubezniv pristojan hygglig, snäll มีเกียรติ; น่านับถือ dürüst 正派的 порядний; скромний مہربان، فراخ دل یا پسندیدہ tử tế 正派的

3 not vulgar or immoral; modest Keep your language decent! betaamlik, ordentlik لائِق، مُحْتَشَم благоприличен slušný anstændig anständig ευπρεπής, κόσμιος decente sünnis مودبانه säädyllinen décent הָגוּן मर्यादित čedan, ćudoredan illedelmes sopan siðsamur, háttvís decoroso みだらでない 온당한 padorus piedienīgs santun fatsoenlijk anstendig, sømmelig przyzwoity decente decent пристойный slušný spodoben pristojan anständig, städad, ordentlig เหมาะสม edepli, terbiyeli (言語、舉止等)合乎禮儀的 пристойний; належний بداخلاقی اور فواحش سے بری ، مناسب đứng đắn （言语、举止等）合乎礼仪的

n decency

(the general idea of) what is proper, fitting, moral etc; the quality or act of being decent In the interests of decency, we have banned nude bathing; He had the decency to admit that it was his fault. ordentlikheid, betaamlikheid, fatsoenlikheid حِشْمَه، إحْتِشام، لَياقَه благоприличие slušnost, mravnost anstændighed der Anstand ευπρέπεια, αξιοπρέπεια decencia, decoro sündsus شایستگی؛ بزرگواری säädyllisyys décence, bienséance הָגִינוּת शालीनता pristojnost, ćudoređe illem kesopanan velsæmi decenza, decoro きちんとして品位のあること 품위 padorumas pieklājība kesopanan fatsoen anstendighet, sømmelighet przyzwoitość decoro decenţă, bună-creştere приличие mravnosť, slušnosť spodobnost pristojnost anständighet ความประพฤติที่ถูกทำนองคลองธรรม dürüstlük, terbiye, edep (言語、舉止等)合乎禮儀，莊重 пристойність; порядність حسن اخلاق phép lịch sự （言语、举止等）合乎礼仪，庄重

adv decently

in a manner acceptable to the general idea of what is proper or suitable You're not going out unless you're decently dressed. ordentlik, behoorlik بِلَياقَه، باحْتِشام благоприлично slušně anstændigt; ordentligt anständig ευπρεπώς decentemente sündsalt بطور شایسته؛ بطور مناسب säädyllisesti convenablement בִּצנִיעוּת, כָּיָאֶה शालीनता से pristojno, čedno illedelmesen secara sopan sómasamlega, þokkalega decentemente きちんと 품위 있게 padoriai pieklājīgi; apmierinoši; pienācīgi dengan tertib fatsoenlijk anstendig, sømmelig przyzwoicie decentemente cuviincios, decent прилично slušne spodobno pristojno anständigt, ordentligt อย่างเหมาะสม doğru dürüst, edeplice (言語、舉止等)合乎禮儀地，正派地 порядно, пристойно مروجہ طریقے کے مطابق một cách đứng đắn （言语、举止等）合乎礼仪地，正派地

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decent → مهذب ucházející anstændig anständig αξιοπρεπής decente kunnollinen décent pristojan decente きちんとした 신분에 맞는 fatsoenlijk anstendig przyzwoity decente пристойный hygglig เหมาะสม uygun nghiêm chỉnh 像样的