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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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winning
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?w?n??/
- Rhymes: -?n??
Verb
winning
- present participle of win
- Our horse was winning the race, but fell back just before the finish line.
Derived terms
- winnings
Adjective
winning (comparative more winning or winninger, superlative most winning or winningest)
- That constitutes a win.
- the winning entry in the competition
- the winning lotto numbers
- That leads to success.
- a winning formula, strategy, etc.
- Attractive.
- a winning smile
Translations
Noun
winning (plural winnings)
- The act of obtaining something, as in a contest or by competition.
- (chiefly in the plural) The money, etc., gained by success in competition or contest, especially in gambling.
- Ye seeke land and sea for your winnings.
- (mining) A new opening.
- The portion of a coalfield out for working.
Related terms
See also
- winnings
- winningest
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch winninge, equivalent to winnen +? -ing.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /???.n??/
- Hyphenation: win?ning
- Rhymes: -?n??
Noun
winning f (plural winningen, diminutive winninkje n)
- acquisition, gain
- extraction
Derived terms
- broodwinning
- oliewinning
Middle English
Noun
winning
- Alternative form of wynnyng
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