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decorous
English
Etymology
From Latin dec?rus (“seemly, becoming”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?d?k???s/
Adjective
decorous (comparative more decorous, superlative most decorous)
- Marked by proper behavior.
- 1792, Mary Wollstonecraft, chapter V, A Vindication of the Rights of Woman, 3rd edition, London: J. Jonson, published 1796, section III, pages 219–220:
- The narrow path of truth and virtue inclines neither to the right nor left—it is a ?traightforward bu?ine?s, and they who are earne?tly pur?uing their road, may bound over many decorous prejudices, without leaving mode?ty behind.
- 1848, William Makepeace Thackeray, Vanity Fair, Chapter 61,[1]
- There came a day when the round of decorous pleasures and solemn gaieties in which Mr. Jos Sedley’s family indulged was interrupted by an event which happens in most houses.
- 1919, W. Somerset Maugham, The Moon and Sixpence, chapter 43
- But who can fathom the subtleties of the human heart? Certainly not those who expect from it only decorous sentiments and normal emotions.
- 1936, Margaret Mitchell, Gone with the Wind, Part One, Chapter 1[2]
- The green eyes in the carefully sweet face were turbulent, willful, lusty with life, distinctly at variance with her decorous demeanor.
- 1792, Mary Wollstonecraft, chapter V, A Vindication of the Rights of Woman, 3rd edition, London: J. Jonson, published 1796, section III, pages 219–220:
Antonyms
- indecorous
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Translations
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prim
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /p??m/, [p?????m]
- Rhymes: -?m
Etymology 1
Old French prim, prin, from Latin primus (“first”).
Adjective
prim (comparative primmer, superlative primmest)
- prudish, straight-laced
- formal; precise; affectedly neat or nice
- Philemon was in great surprise,?
And hardly could believe his eyes,
Amaz'd to see her look so prim;
And she admir'd as much at him.
- Philemon was in great surprise,?
Usage notes
Often used in the collocation “prim and proper”.
Derived terms
- prim and proper
- prissy
Translations
Verb
prim (third-person singular simple present prims, present participle primming, simple past and past participle primmed)
- (dated) To make affectedly precise or proper.
- (dated) To dress or act smartly.
Etymology 2
See privet.
Noun
prim
- (plants) privet
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin pr?mus, from earlier pr?smos from *pr?semos from Proto-Italic *priisemos.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central, Valencian) IPA(key): /?p?im/
- Rhymes: -im
Adjective
prim (feminine prima, masculine plural prims, feminine plural primes)
- thin, skinny
Derived terms
- aprimar
- primesa
- primor
Related terms
- primer
Further reading
- “prim” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “prim” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “prim” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
References
Ladin
Alternative forms
- prum
Etymology
From Latin pr?mus.
Adjective
prim m (feminine singular prima, masculine plural primi, feminine plural primes)
- first
Old English
Etymology
From Latin pr?ma (“first; first hour”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pri?m/
Noun
pr?m ?
- (historical) Prime, the first hour or tide (3-hour period) after dawn
- (Christianity) Prime, the divine office appointed for the hour in the liturgy
Synonyms
- (hour; tide): ?nt?d
- (service): pr?msang
Derived terms
- pr?msang
References
- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) , “pr?m”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Romanian
Etymology
From Latin pr?mus, from earlier pr?smos < *pr?semos < Proto-Italic *priisemos.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /prim/
Adjective
prim m or n (feminine singular prim?, masculine plural primi, feminine and neuter plural prime)
- prime, first
Declension
Synonyms
- întâi
Antonyms
- ultim
Related terms
- primar
- prim?var?
- împrim?
Volapük
Noun
prim (nominative plural prims)
- beginning
Declension
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