🙏decency

noun
/ˈdiːsənsi/

Meaning

behavior that conforms to accepted standards of morality or respectability

Example Sentences

She showed great decency by helping the stranger in need.

She had the decency to apologize for her mistake immediately.

Example Expressions

common decency

Synonyms

propriety, modesty, respectability, civility, dignity, morality
Entry 1
propriety, modesty, respectability, civility, dignity
Entry 2
propriety, respectability, civility, morality

Antonyms

indecency, rudeness, immorality, impropriety
Entry 1
indecency, rudeness, immorality
Entry 2
impropriety, indecency, rudeness, immorality

Collocations

sense of decency, act of decency, show decency, basic decency, human decency, common decency
Entry 1
sense of decency, act of decency, show decency, basic decency
Entry 2
basic decency, human decency, common decency

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