decorumnoun [ U ]
uk/dɪˈkɔː.rəm/us/dɪˈkɔːr.əm/formalbehaviour that is controlled, calm, and polite:
As young ladies we were expected to act/behave with proper decorum.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Manners & levels of formality
- buttoned-down
- ceremonial
- ceremonious
- ceremony
- decency
- formal
- formally
- gentility
- grace
- ground rules
- impropriety
- informal
- propriety
- pukka
- refinement
- solemnity
- stand on ceremony idiom
- stiff
- stiffly
- valediction
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