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1. (adj.) decent
conforming to the recognized standard of propriety, as in behavior or speech.
2. decent
respectable; worthy.
3. decent
adequate; passable.
4. decent
kind; obliging.
5. decent
of reasonably attractive appearance.
Etymology: (1485–95; < L decent-, s. of decēns fitting, prp. of decēre to be fitting; akin to decus honor)
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| Definition of 'decent' |
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1. (adj) decent, nice
socially or conventionally correct; refined or virtuous
"from a decent family"; "a nice girl"
2. (adj) becoming, comely, comme il faut, decent, decorous, seemly
according with custom or propriety
"her becoming modesty"; "comely behavior"; "it is not comme il faut for a gentleman to be constantly asking for money"; "a decent burial"; "seemly behavior"
3. (adj) decent
conforming to conventions of sexual behavior
"speech in this circle, if not always decent, never became lewd"- George Santayana
4. (adj) adequate, decent, enough
sufficient for the purpose
"an adequate income"; "the food was adequate"; "a decent wage"; "enough food"; "food enough"
5. (adj) decent
decently clothed
"are you decent?"
6. (adverb) decent
observing conventional sexual mores in speech or behavior or dress
"a modest neckline in her dress"; "though one of her shoulder straps had slipped down, she was perfectly decent by current standards"
7. (adverb) properly, decently, decent, in good order, right, the right way
in the right manner
"please do your job properly!"; "can't you carry me decent?"
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1. (adjective) decent
good but not very good; = average
He gets decent grades.; The food was decent.
2. decent
kind and honest
a decent man
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| Definition of 'decent' |
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1. (adj) decent
suitable in words, behavior, dress, or ceremony; becoming; fit; decorous; proper; seemly; as, decent conduct; decent language
2. (adj) decent
free from immodesty or obscenity; modest
3. (adj) decent
comely; shapely; well-formed
4. (adj) decent
moderate, but competent; sufficient; hence, respectable; fairly good; reasonably comfortable or satisfying; as, a decent fortune; a decent person
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Sense: fairly good; of fairly good quality
a decent standard of living.
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 Afrikaans: betaamlik, fatsoenlik, we |
 Arabic: حَسَن، مُرْضٍ |
 Bulgarian: благоприличен |
 Brazilian: razoável |
 Czech: slušný, ucházející |
 German: annehmbar |
 Danish: anstændig; ordentlig |
 Greek: ικανοποιητικός |
 Spanish: decente |
 Estonian: korralik |
 Farsi: مناسب؛ شایسته |
 Finnish: kelvollinen |
 French: convenable |
 Hebrew: הוֹלֵם |
 Hindi: उचित |
 Croatian: pristojan,častan |
 Hungarian: tűrhető |
 Indonesian: baik |
 Icelandic: sæmandi |
 Italian: decoroso |
 Japanese: かなりの |
 Korean: 남부럽지 않은 |
 Lithuanian: neblogas, gana padorus |
 Latvian: pietiekams; apmierinošs |
 Malay: tertib |
 Dutch: behoorlijk |
 Norwegian: anstendig, skikkelig |
 Polish: przyzwoity |
 Persian: مناسب؛ شایسته |
 Pashto: ښه، شريف: ملايم، سپيڅلى |
 Portuguese: razoável |
 Romanian: acceptabil |
 Russian: благопристойный |
 Slovak: slušný |
 Slovenian: dostojen |
 Serbian: pristojan |
 Swedish: hygglig, skaplig |
 Thai: เหมาะสม |
 Turkish: doğru dürüst, tatmin edic |
 Taiwanese: 體面的 |
 Ukrainian: пристойний |
 Urdu: قابل قبول؛ اچھے معیار کا |
 Vietnamese: đáng hài lòng |
 Chinese: 体面的 |
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