Synonyms for decorum
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Noun
1. Decency — appropriate social behavior
decency, propriety, etiquette, politeness, shame, courtesy, seemliness
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Definitions
- n. 1
Appropriate social behavior.
It was sort of a finishing school. You know, to teach proper social decorum and so on and so forth.
Forms
- Plural
- decorums → decencies, proprieties, etiquettes, politenesses…
Example sentences
- decency Tom didn't have the decency to admit he was wrong.
- etiquette I don't give a fuck about your Japanese etiquette.
- politeness What is hard to put up with is his over-politeness.
- propriety Propriety cannot be separated from honesty.
- dignity Your assumptions may rob someone of their dignity.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| decorum | rising | |
| decency | steady | |
| etiquette | rising | |
| politeness | rising | |
| propriety | falling | |
| dignity | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- order2, shame1
- 7 letters
- dignity3, decency3
- 8 letters
- courtesy3
- 9 letters
- etiquette3, propriety4
- 10 letters
- politeness3, seemliness
- 12 letters
- decorousness
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (order2 = 2 syllables).