Antonyms for indecorum
Grammar : Noun |
Spell : in-di-kawr-uh m, -kohr- |
Phonetic Transcription : ˌɪn dɪˈkɔr əm, -ˈkoʊr- |
Definition of indecorum
- noun impropriety
- She felt the indecorum of the posture he had condescended to take, and was shocked.
- Extract from : « A Simple Story » by Mrs. Inchbald
- In her judgment a laugh was indecorum, and smelling a rose was indulgence of the flesh.
- Extract from : « The White Rose of Langley » by Emily Sarah Holt
- Throughout the evening, of course, there was a total absence of indecorum.
- Extract from : « Across America » by James F. Rusling
- In the street there is no gleam of sheep's-eying or any manner of indecorum.
- Extract from : « Familiar Spanish Travels » by W. D. Howells
- Because, says Michelet, English girls and German think so much of an indecorum.
- Extract from : « The English Mail-Coach and Joan of Arc » by Thomas de Quincey
- There is no indecorum in the proposal's coming from the parent of either side.
- Extract from : « The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling » by Henry Fielding
- "The indecorum, Miss Cartwright, has been already committed," said Rosalind.
- Extract from : « The Vicar of Wrexhill » by Mrs [Frances] Trollope
- This will be done decently and in good order—our training will admit of no indecorum.
- Extract from : « Laugh and Live » by Douglas Fairbanks
- The indecorum of compliance stared me in the face at the time.
- Extract from : « Jane Talbot » by Charles Brockden Brown
- It must be remembered that Isaaco was writing a government report and careful to suppress all signs of indecorum.
- Extract from : « The Journal of Negro History, Volume 7, 1922 » by Various
Synonyms for indecorum
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