different between decent vs dece

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

English

Etymology

Shortening of decent.

Pronunciation

• enPR: d?s, IPA^(key): /di?s/
• Rhymes: -i?s

Adjective

dece (comparative more dece, superlative most dece)

1. (slang) decent; reasonably good
   • 1993, "Chris L Concepcion", Re: _Bad Voltage_ (on newsgroup alt.cyberpunk)

     I'm sorry but this book did not quite move me. Yeah, the slang wuz kewl, the attitude was neat, and the music was dece (if you read the book four years ago) but it's not THE BEST READ I've ever had […]

   • 2006, "[email protected]", Re: Callahan race, post-Regionals (on newsgroup rec.sport.disc)

     Salad and Franchise both played ridiculously well after we took our lead, especially considering the ridiculous conditions of the game. I suppose the rest of Texas was dece as well, good for you […]

Anagrams

• cede

Corsican

Alternative forms

• deci

Etymology

From Latin decem, from Proto-Indo-European *dé?m?. Cognates include Italian diece and Portuguese dez.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?det??e/
• Hyphenation: de?ce

Numeral

dece

1. ten

References

• “dece, deci” in INFCOR: Banca di dati di a lingua corsa

Esperanto

Etymology

deca +? -e

Adverb

dece

1. properly, fittingly

Interlingua

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?de.tse/

Numeral

dece

1. ten

Middle English

Noun

dece

1. Alternative form of deis (“dais”)