decorum
NounUS[dih-kaw-ruhm]/dɪˈkɔrəm/3 syllables
Synonyms:
decorousness
Open English WordNet
Noun (1)
- propriety in manners and conductSynonyms: decorousnessOpposite indecorumType of propriety, propernessKinds becomingness
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
De·cor′um noun
Origin: L. decōrum, fr. decōrus. 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.
Negligent of the duties and decorums of his station.— Henry Hallam
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.— William Shakespeare
Synonyms: Decorum, Dignity. 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.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54