Antonyms for decorousness
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : dek-er-uhs, dih-kawr-uhs, -kohr- |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈdɛk ər əs, dɪˈkɔr əs, -ˈkoʊr- |
Definition of decorousness
Origin :- 1660s, from Latin decorus "becoming, seemly, fitting, proper," from decus (genitive decoris) "ornament" (see decorate). Related: Decorously; decorousness.
- noun decency
- Ever since the engagement Mr. Shanner had been all decorousness and deference.
- Extract from : « An Engagement of Convenience » by Louis Zangwill
- Which do you think should pay greatest attention to the decorousness of his appearance in the delivery of a speech?
- Extract from : « The Apologia and Florida of Apuleius of Madaura » by Lucius Apuleius
- That decorousness, that brightness, melted off what lay behind, as frosty dew melts off grass.
- Extract from : « The Dark Flower » by John Galsworthy
- One learned, one merely obscene; one a pattern of decorousness, the other a self-polluter.
- Extract from : « Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 3 (of 6) » by Havelock Ellis
Synonyms for decorousness
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