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DECOROUSNESS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Propriety in manners and conduct
Synonyms:
decorousness; decorum
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("decorousness" is a kind of...):
correctitude; properness; propriety (correct or appropriate behavior)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "decorousness"):
becomingness (the quality of being becoming)
Antonym:
indecorousness (a lack of decorum)
Derivation:
decorous (characterized by propriety and dignity and good taste in manners and conduct)
decorous (according with custom or propriety)
