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All decency synonyms

de·cen·cy
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noun decency

  • dignity — bearing, conduct, or speech indicative of self-respect or appreciation of the formality or gravity of an occasion or situation.
  • modesty — the quality of being modest; freedom from vanity, boastfulness, etc.
  • honesty — the quality or fact of being honest; uprightness and fairness.
  • decorum — Decorum is behaviour that people consider to be correct, polite, and respectable.
  • civility — politeness or courtesy, esp when formal
  • correctness — to set or make true, accurate, or right; remove the errors or faults from: The native guide corrected our pronunciation. The new glasses corrected his eyesight.
  • righteousness — the quality or state of being righteous.
  • propriety — conformity to established standards of good or proper behavior or manners.
  • courtesy — Courtesy is politeness, respect, and consideration for others.
  • virtue — moral excellence; goodness; righteousness.
  • ceremonious — especially or excessively polite or formal
  • formality — condition or quality of being formal; accordance with required or traditional rules, procedures, etc.; conventionality.
  • fitness — health.
  • seemliness — fitting or becoming with respect to propriety or good taste; decent; decorous: Your outburst of rage was hardly seemly.
  • appropriateness — suitable or fitting for a particular purpose, person, occasion, etc.: an appropriate example; an appropriate dress.
  • respectability — the state or quality of being respectable.
  • conventionality — the quality or characteristic of being conventional, esp in behaviour, thinking, etc
  • fitting — adapted or suited; appropriate: This water isn't fit for drinking. A long-necked giraffe is fit for browsing treetops.
  • politeness — showing good manners toward others, as in behavior, speech, etc.; courteous; civil: a polite reply.
  • decorousness — characterized by dignified propriety in conduct, manners, appearance, character, etc.
  • politesse — formal politeness; courtesy.
  • ceremoniousness — The state of being ceremonious.
  • uprightness — erect or vertical, as in position or posture.
  • wholesome — conducive to moral or general well-being; salutary; beneficial: wholesome recreation; wholesome environment.
  • integrity — adherence to moral and ethical principles; soundness of moral character; honesty.
  • morality — conformity to the rules of right conduct; moral or virtuous conduct.
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