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decent

English

Etymology

From Middle French décent, or its source, Latin dec?ns, present participle of decet (it is fitting or suitable), from Proto-Indo-European *de?- (to take, accept, to receive, greet, be suitable) (compare Ancient Greek ????? (doké?, I appear, seem, think), ??????? (dékhomai, I accept); Sanskrit ??????? (da?asyáti, shows honor, is gracious), ????? (d??ati, makes offerings, bestows)). Meaning ‘kind, pleasant’ is from 1902.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /?di?s?nt/

Adjective

decent (comparative more decent, superlative most decent)

  1. (obsolete) Appropriate; suitable for the circumstances.
  2. (of a person) Having a suitable conformity to basic moral standards; showing integrity, fairness, or other characteristics associated with moral uprightness.
  3. (informal) Sufficiently clothed or dressed to be seen.
  4. Fair; good enough; okay.
    • 1991, Stephen Fry, The Liar, p. 35:
      And ‘blubbing’... Blubbing went out with ‘decent’ and ‘ripping’. Mind you, not a bad new language to start up. Nineteen-twenties schoolboy slang could be due for a revival.
  5. Significant; substantial.
  6. Conforming to percievied standards of good taste.
  7. (obsolete) Comely; shapely; well-formed.

Synonyms

  • (conforming suitably to moral standards): good, moral
  • (good enough): adequate, satisfactory

Antonyms

  • (conforming suitably to moral standards): bad, immoral
  • (sufficiently clothed): indecent, underdressed
  • (good enough): inadequate, poor, unsatisfactory

Related terms

  • decency
  • decently

Translations

Anagrams

  • cedent

Romanian

Etymology

From French décent, from Latin decens.

Adjective

decent m or n (feminine singular decent?, masculine plural decen?i, feminine and neuter plural decente)

  1. decent

Declension

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befitting

English

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /bi??f?t.??/
  • (US) IPA(key): /b??f?t.??/
  • Rhymes: -?t??

Verb

befitting

  1. present participle of befit

Adjective

befitting (comparative more befitting, superlative most befitting)

  1. appropriate, becoming
    He moved with a befitting grace.

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