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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024de•cent /ˈdisənt/USA pronunciation adj. - acting or being in agreement with recognized and accepted standards of proper behavior or speech;
not obscene:Please use decent language in front of the children. - morally upright:Although they may be hungry, decent people won't steal.
- [ be + ~] properly dressed:I'm not decent yet; I'll be right down when I am.
- adequate;
passable;
acceptable:a decent room and dinner for a low price. - kind;
courteous:[be + ~ + of]was very decent of him to defend me.
de•cent•ly, adv. : He always acted decently toward me.See -dece-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024de•cent (dē′sənt),USA pronunciation adj. - conforming to the recognized standard of propriety, good taste, modesty, etc., as in behavior or speech.
- respectable;
worthy:a decent family. - adequate;
fair;
passable:a decent wage. - kind;
obliging;
generous:It was very decent of him to lend me his watch. - suitable;
appropriate:She did not have a decent coat for the cold winter. - of fairly attractive appearance:a decent face.
- Informal Termswearing enough clothing to appear in public.
- Slang Termsgreat;
wonderful.
- Latin decent- (stem of decēns) fitting (present participle of decēre to be fitting; see -ent), akin to decus honor
- 1485–95
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged seemly, proper, decorous.
- 5.See corresponding entry in Unabridged apt, fit, becoming.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged unseemly.
- 5.See corresponding entry in Unabridged inappropriate.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: decent /ˈdiːsənt/ adj - polite or respectable
- proper and suitable; fitting
- conforming to conventions of sexual behaviour; not indecent
- free of oaths, blasphemy, etc
- good or adequate: a decent wage
- informal kind; generous
- informal sufficiently clothed to be seen by other people: are you decent?
Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin decēns suitable, from decēre to be fittingˈdecently adv |