decorousness
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Related to decorousness: indecorous
dec·o·rous
(dĕk′ər-əs, dĭ-kôr′əs)adj.
Characterized by or exhibiting decorum; proper: decorous behavior.
[From Latin decōrus, becoming, handsome, from decor, seemliness, beauty; see dek- in Indo-European roots.]
dec′o·rous·ly adv.
dec′o·rous·ness n.
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Noun | 1. | decorousness - propriety in manners and conduct becomingness - the quality of being becoming indecorousness, indecorum - a lack of decorum |
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decorousness
nounConformity to recognized standards, as of conduct or appearance:
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