Antonyms for decency
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : dee-suhn-see |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈdi sən si |
Definition of decency
Origin :- 1560s, "appropriateness," from Latin decentia "comeliness, decency," from decentem "becoming, fitting" (see decent). Meaning "modesty" (i.e. "appropriateness to standards of society") is from 1630s.
- noun respectable behavior
- "Nothing but decency," he answered; and she had her reply ready for that.
- Extract from : « Alice Adams » by Booth Tarkington
- Out of decency he turned his back upon him, hurrying his task to an end.
- Extract from : « Murder Point » by Coningsby Dawson
- The offender must not be found out; decency, if not morality, must be respected.
- Extract from : « Laws » by Plato
- I must have had a glimmer of reason then, a trace of decency and unselfishness.
- Extract from : « Kent Knowles: Quahaug » by Joseph C. Lincoln
- What's a parcel of yelling Come-Outers compared to the decency of this town?
- Extract from : « Keziah Coffin » by Joseph C. Lincoln
- Ain't one of you cussed swabs got decency enough to fetch me a drink?
- Extract from : « Keziah Coffin » by Joseph C. Lincoln
- This late in the season you'd think they'd have the decency to get dressed!
- Extract from : « The Man from Time » by Frank Belknap Long
- This is but the Alpha of decency, the first step of progress.
- Extract from : « Another Sheaf » by John Galsworthy
- Reardon was calling upon reserves of decency and good feeling.
- Extract from : « The Prisoner » by Alice Brown
- Choate, you're about the only hope of tradition and decency here in Addington.
- Extract from : « The Prisoner » by Alice Brown
Synonyms for decency
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