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📜decorum

noun
/dɪˈkɔːrəm/
decorous decourous
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Meaning

behavior in keeping with good taste and propriety
behavior in keeping with good taste and propriety; dignified and appropriate conduct

Example Sentences

The students maintained decorum during the ceremony.

The diplomat maintained perfect decorum throughout the heated negotiations.

Example Expressions

maintain decorum

Synonyms

etiquette, propriety, manners, civility, dignity, respectability
Entry 1
etiquette, propriety, manners, civility, dignity
Entry 2
propriety, etiquette, dignity, respectability

Antonyms

impropriety, rudeness, disorder, indecorum, misconduct
Entry 1
impropriety, rudeness, disorder
Entry 2
impropriety, indecorum, rudeness, misconduct

Collocations

decorum in class, maintain decorum, social decorum, breach of decorum
Entry 1
decorum in class, maintain decorum, social decorum
Entry 2
maintain decorum, breach of decorum, social decorum

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