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- DictionaryDe·cent/ˈdēs(ə)nt/
adjective
- 1. conforming with generally accepted standards of respectable or moral behavior: "the good name of such a decent and innocent person"
- 2. of an acceptable standard; satisfactory: "people need decent homes"
The meaning of DECENT is marked by moral integrity, kindness, and goodwill. How to use decent in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Decent.
decent: 1 adj socially or conventionally correct; refined or virtuous “from a decent family” Synonyms: nice respectable characterized by socially or conventionally acceptable morals adj according with custom or propriety “a decent burial” Synonyms: becoming , comely , comme il faut , decorous , seemly proper marked by suitability or rightness ...
DECENT definition: 1. socially acceptable or good: 2. dressed or wearing clothes: 3. socially acceptable or good: . Learn more.
7 meanings: 1. polite or respectable 2. proper and suitable; fitting 3. conforming to conventions of sexual behaviour; not.... Click for more definitions.
DECENT meaning: 1. socially acceptable or good: 2. dressed or wearing clothes: 3. socially acceptable or good: . Learn more.
of a good enough standard or quality. a decent meal/place to live ; Mark did a decent job as a replacement for Turner.; I just want to get a decent job with decent pay. a decent pension/wage/standard of living
Definition of decent adjective in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
A complete guide to the word "DECENT": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.
DECENT meaning: 1 : polite, moral, and honest; 2 : showing kindness seeming to care about the feelings or problems of other people
Decent definition: Free from indelicacy or obscenity; clean. Origin of Decent From Middle French décent, or its source, Latin decēns, present participle of decet (“it is fitting or suitable”), from Proto-Indo-European *deke-, from base *dek-(“to take, accept, to receive, greet, be suitable”) (compare Ancient Greek δοκεῖν (dokein, “to appear, seem, think”), δέχεσθαι ...
