Associations to the word «Decency»
Noun
- Humour
- Mirth
- Ethic
- Warmth
- Feeling
- Intercourse
- Gown
- Jealousy
- Piety
- Ruling
- Hospitality
- Clause
- Penalty
- Inconvenience
- Dress
- Code
- Speech
- Honour
- Rights
- Law
- Affection
- Custom
- Honor
- Necessity
- Convenience
- Mercy
- Freedom
- Reputation
- Wit
- Maxim
- Notion
- Personage
- Tis
- Gratitude
- Assault
- Opinion
- Prostitution
- Gentleman
- Lodging
- Provider
- Ideal
- Provision
- Hearing
- Execution
- Rating
- Compliance
- Rule
- Liberty
- Sex
- Violence
- Puritan
Adjective
Verb
Wiktionary
DECENCY, noun. The quality of being decent; propriety
DECENCY, noun. That which is proper or becoming.
Dictionary definition
DECENCY, noun. The quality of conforming to standards of propriety and morality.
DECENCY, noun. The quality of being polite and respectable.
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.