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[syn: decorum, decorousness]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Decorum \De*cor"um\, n. [L. dec[=o]rum, fr. dec[=o]rus. See
Decorous.]
Propriety of manner or conduct; grace arising from
suitableness of speech and behavior to one's own character,
or to the place and occasion; decency of conduct; seemliness;
that which is seemly or suitable.
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Negligent of the duties and decorums of his station.
--Hallam.
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If your master
Would have a queen his beggar, you must tell him,
That majesty, to keep decorum, must
No less beg than a kingdom. --Shak.
Syn: Decorum, Dignity.
Usage: Decorum, in accordance with its etymology, is that
which is becoming in outward act or appearance; as,
the decorum of a public assembly. Dignity springs from
an inward elevation of soul producing a corresponding
effect on the manners; as, dignity of personal
appearance.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
decorum
n 1: propriety in manners and conduct [syn: decorum,
decorousness] [ant: indecorousness, indecorum]