decorum

de·co·rum  (d-kôrm, -kr-)

n.

1. Appropriateness of behavior or conduct; propriety: "In the Ireland of the 1940's ... the stolidity of a long, empty, grave face was thought to be the height of decorum and profundity" (John McGahern).

2. decorums The conventions or requirements of polite behavior: the formalities and decorums of a military funeral.

3. The appropriateness of an element of an artistic or literary work, such as style or tone, to its particular circumstance or to the composition as a whole.

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[Latin decrum, from decrus, becoming, handsome; see decorous.]

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decorum [dɪˈkɔːrəm]

n

1. propriety, esp in behaviour or conduct

2. a requirement of correct behaviour in polite society

[from Latin: propriety]

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decorum

proper behavior; action that is seemly and in good taste. — decorous, adj.

See also: Behavior

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Decorum of deans: deans collectively. See also decanter.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

decorum - propriety in manners and conduct decorousness correctitude, properness, propriety - correct or appropriate behavior becomingness - the quality of being becoming indecorousness, indecorum - a lack of decorum

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decorum

noun propriety, decency, etiquette, breeding, protocol, respectability, politeness, good manners, good grace, gentility, deportment, courtliness, politesse, punctilio, seemliness I was treated with decorum and respect
impropriety, rudeness, bad manners, churlishness, unseemliness, impoliteness, indecorum

Translations

decorum [dɪˈkɔːrəm] N → decoro m

decorum [dɪˈkɔːrəm] n → décorum m, bienséance f
sense of decorum → sens m des convenances

decorum

n → Anstand m, → Dekorum nt (old, form); to have a sense of decorum → Gefühl für Anstand haben; to behave with decorum → sich mit gebührendem Anstand benehmen

decorum [dɪˈkɔːrəm] n → decoro
out of a sense of decorum → per rispetto delle convenienze
a breach of decorum → una sconvenienza

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decorum [dɪˈkɔːrəm] n → decoro
out of a sense of decorum → per rispetto delle convenienze
a breach of decorum → una sconvenienza