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   De·co·rum

   /dəˈkôrəm/

   

   noun

   • 1. behavior in keeping with good taste and propriety: "you exhibit remarkable modesty and decorum" Similar proprietypropernessseemlinessdecencydecorousnessgood tastecorrectnessappropriatenessappropriacypolitenesscourtesygood mannersrefinementbreedingdeportmentdignityrespectabilitymodestydemurenessOpposite impropriety
   • ▪ etiquette: "he had no idea of funeral decorum" Similar etiquetteprotocolcustomary behaviorgood formcustomconventionconformityconventionalityusageritualformalitiesnicetiespunctiliospolitenesspolitesseinformal:the thing to dohumorous:couth
   • ▪ a particular requirement of good taste and propriety.
   • ▪ suitability to the requirements of a person, rank, or occasion.

   Word Origin mid 16th century (as a literary term, denoting suitability of style): from Latin, neuter of the adjective decorus ‘seemly’.

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