Decorous

//ˈdɛkəɹəs//

Synonyms for "decorous" (170 found)

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Closest matches (34)

Adjective(3 words)
becomingcomelycomme il faut

Strong matches (51)

Related words (85)

Adjective(1 words)
seemly

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Translations

45 translations across 29 languages.

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Ancient Greek

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  • εὔκοσμος adj (marked by behaviour, manners, etc., regarded as proper, tasteful, and in accordance with accepted standards)

Arabic

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  • وَجِيه adj (marked by behaviour, manners, etc., regarded as proper, tasteful, and in accordance with accepted standards)

Armenian

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  • պատշաճ adj (marked by behaviour, manners, etc., regarded as proper, tasteful, and in accordance with accepted standards)

Bulgarian

2 entries
  • благоприличен adj (marked by behaviour, manners, etc., regarded as proper, tasteful, and in accordance with accepted standards)
  • пристоен adj (marked by behaviour, manners, etc., regarded as proper, tasteful, and in accordance with accepted standards)

Chinese Mandarin

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  • 端莊 /端庄 adj (marked by behaviour, manners, etc., regarded as proper, tasteful, and in accordance with accepted standards)

Dutch

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  • goed adj (marked by behaviour, manners, etc., regarded as proper, tasteful, and in accordance with accepted standards)
  • keurig adj (marked by behaviour, manners, etc., regarded as proper, tasteful, and in accordance with accepted standards)
  • net adj (marked by behaviour, manners, etc., regarded as proper, tasteful, and in accordance with accepted standards)
  • welvoeglijk adj (marked by behaviour, manners, etc., regarded as proper, tasteful, and in accordance with accepted standards)

Faroese

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  • hampiligur adj (marked by behaviour, manners, etc., regarded as proper, tasteful, and in accordance with accepted standards)

Finnish

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  • säädyllinen adj (marked by behaviour, manners, etc., regarded as proper, tasteful, and in accordance with accepted standards)

French

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  • bienséant adj (marked by behaviour, manners, etc., regarded as proper, tasteful, and in accordance with accepted standards)

German

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  • anständig adj (marked by behaviour, manners, etc., regarded as proper, tasteful, and in accordance with accepted standards)
  • geziemend adj (marked by behaviour, manners, etc., regarded as proper, tasteful, and in accordance with accepted standards)
  • schicklich adj (marked by behaviour, manners, etc., regarded as proper, tasteful, and in accordance with accepted standards)

Greek

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  • σεμνός adj (marked by behaviour, manners, etc., regarded as proper, tasteful, and in accordance with accepted standards)

Hindi

1 entries
  • शालीन adj (marked by behaviour, manners, etc., regarded as proper, tasteful, and in accordance with accepted standards)

Irish

1 entries
  • oiriúnach adj (marked by behaviour, manners, etc., regarded as proper, tasteful, and in accordance with accepted standards)

Italian

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  • decente adj (marked by behaviour, manners, etc., regarded as proper, tasteful, and in accordance with accepted standards)
  • decoroso adj (marked by behaviour, manners, etc., regarded as proper, tasteful, and in accordance with accepted standards)
  • dignitoso adj (marked by behaviour, manners, etc., regarded as proper, tasteful, and in accordance with accepted standards)

Lithuanian

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  • padorùs adj (marked by behaviour, manners, etc., regarded as proper, tasteful, and in accordance with accepted standards)

Maltese

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  • dekoruż adj (marked by behaviour, manners, etc., regarded as proper, tasteful, and in accordance with accepted standards)
  • dinjituż adj (marked by behaviour, manners, etc., regarded as proper, tasteful, and in accordance with accepted standards)

Manx

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  • beasagh adj (marked by behaviour, manners, etc., regarded as proper, tasteful, and in accordance with accepted standards)

Mongolian

2 entries
  • овоо adj (marked by behaviour, manners, etc., regarded as proper, tasteful, and in accordance with accepted standards)
  • ᠣᠪᠤᠭ᠎ᠠ adj (marked by behaviour, manners, etc., regarded as proper, tasteful, and in accordance with accepted standards)

Norwegian Bokmål

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  • sømmelig adj (marked by behaviour, manners, etc., regarded as proper, tasteful, and in accordance with accepted standards)

Norwegian Nynorsk

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  • sømeleg adj (marked by behaviour, manners, etc., regarded as proper, tasteful, and in accordance with accepted standards)
  • sømmeleg adj (marked by behaviour, manners, etc., regarded as proper, tasteful, and in accordance with accepted standards)

Old Armenian

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  • յարմար adj (marked by behaviour, manners, etc., regarded as proper, tasteful, and in accordance with accepted standards)

Old English

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  • sideful adj (marked by behaviour, manners, etc., regarded as proper, tasteful, and in accordance with accepted standards)

Polish

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  • stosowny adj (marked by behaviour, manners, etc., regarded as proper, tasteful, and in accordance with accepted standards)

Romanian

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  • cuviincios adj (marked by behaviour, manners, etc., regarded as proper, tasteful, and in accordance with accepted standards)
  • decoros adj (marked by behaviour, manners, etc., regarded as proper, tasteful, and in accordance with accepted standards)

Russian

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  • благопристо́йный adj (marked by behaviour, manners, etc., regarded as proper, tasteful, and in accordance with accepted standards)
  • поря́дочный adj (marked by behaviour, manners, etc., regarded as proper, tasteful, and in accordance with accepted standards)
  • прили́чный adj (marked by behaviour, manners, etc., regarded as proper, tasteful, and in accordance with accepted standards)
  • присто́йный adj (marked by behaviour, manners, etc., regarded as proper, tasteful, and in accordance with accepted standards)

Scottish Gaelic

1 entries
  • beusach adj (marked by behaviour, manners, etc., regarded as proper, tasteful, and in accordance with accepted standards)

Spanish

1 entries
  • decoroso adj (marked by behaviour, manners, etc., regarded as proper, tasteful, and in accordance with accepted standards)

Ukrainian

1 entries
  • присто́йний adj (marked by behaviour, manners, etc., regarded as proper, tasteful, and in accordance with accepted standards)

Vietnamese

1 entries
  • đoan trang adj (marked by behaviour, manners, etc., regarded as proper, tasteful, and in accordance with accepted standards)

Sample sentences

10 total sentences available.

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The narrovv path of truth and virtue inclines neither to the right nor left—it is a ſtraightforvvard buſineſs, and they vvho are earneſtly purſuing their road, may bound over many decorous prejudices, vvithout leaving modeſty behind.

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[S]ome grumbling voice, / Which now and then will make a slight inroad / Upon decorous silence, […]

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There came a day when the round of decorous pleasures and solemn gaieties in which Mr. Jos Sedley’s family indulged, was interrupted by an event which happens in most houses.

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On these beautiful moonlight nights, Rome appears to keep awake and stirring, though in a quiet and decorous way.

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