Decorous — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

characterized by propriety and dignity and good taste in manners and conduct

according with custom or propriety

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dɪsmˈɛtɹiə/

🇬🇧British English

/dˈɛkəɹəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dˈɛkəɹəs/

3 syllables Say it as /dɪsmˈɛtɹiə/.

Examples

the tete-a-tete was decorous in the extreme
her becoming modesty
comely behavior

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

seemly decent comme il faut comely becoming

Antonyms

indecorous

Parts of Speech

adjective	characterized by propriety and dignity and good taste in manners and conduct “the tete-a-tete was decorous in the extreme”
adjective	according with custom or propriety “her becoming modesty”

Word Forms

decorum	noun	propriety in manners and conduct
decorousness	noun	propriety in manners and conduct
becomingness	noun	the quality of being becoming
decency	noun	the quality of being polite and respectable
seemliness	noun	a sense of propriety and consideration for others

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

anständig

zeichnet sich durch Anstand und Würde sowie guten Geschmack in Manieren und Verhalten aus

🇫🇷French

convenable

caractérisé par la bienséance, la dignité et le bon goût dans les manières et la conduite

🇪🇸Spanish

decoroso

caracterizado por el decoro, la dignidad y el buen gusto en los modales y la conducta

🇮🇹Italian

decoroso

caratterizzato da correttezza, dignità e buon gusto nei modi e nella condotta

🇳🇱Dutch

sierlijk

gekenmerkt door fatsoen en waardigheid en goede smaak in omgangsvormen en gedrag

🇵🇹Portuguese

decoroso

caracterizado pela propriedade e dignidade e bom gosto nas maneiras e conduta

🇷🇺Russian

приличный

характеризуется приличием и достоинством, а также хорошим вкусом в манерах и поведении.

India

🇮🇳Hindi

शिष्ट

औचित्य और गरिमा और शिष्टाचार और आचरण में अच्छे स्वाद की विशेषता

🇧🇩Bengali

শোভাকর

শালীনতা এবং মর্যাদা এবং শিষ্টাচার এবং আচরণে ভাল রুচি দ্বারা চিহ্নিত করা হয়

🇮🇳Tamil

அலங்காரமான

ஒழுக்கம் மற்றும் கண்ணியம் மற்றும் நடத்தை மற்றும் நடத்தை ஆகியவற்றில் நல்ல சுவை ஆகியவற்றால் வகைப்படுத்தப்படுகிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

అలంకారమైన

మర్యాద మరియు ప్రవర్తనలో సముచితత మరియు గౌరవం మరియు మంచి అభిరుచి కలిగి ఉంటుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

सुशोभित

शिष्टाचार आणि प्रतिष्ठा आणि शिष्टाचार आणि आचरणात चांगली चव द्वारे वैशिष्ट्यीकृत

🇮🇳Gujarati

સુશોભિત

ઔચિત્ય અને ગૌરવ અને રીતભાત અને આચરણમાં સારા સ્વાદ દ્વારા વર્ગીકૃત થયેલ છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಲಂಕಾರಿಕ

ಔಚಿತ್ಯ ಮತ್ತು ಘನತೆ ಮತ್ತು ನಡವಳಿಕೆ ಮತ್ತು ನಡವಳಿಕೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಉತ್ತಮ ಅಭಿರುಚಿಯಿಂದ ನಿರೂಪಿಸಲ್ಪಟ್ಟಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അലങ്കാരമായ

ഔചിത്യവും മാന്യതയും പെരുമാറ്റത്തിലും പെരുമാറ്റത്തിലും നല്ല അഭിരുചിയും സ്വഭാവ സവിശേഷതകളാണ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਜਾਵਟ

ਯੋਗਤਾ ਅਤੇ ਮਾਣ ਅਤੇ ਸ਼ਿਸ਼ਟਾਚਾਰ ਅਤੇ ਆਚਰਣ ਵਿੱਚ ਚੰਗੇ ਸਵਾਦ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਵਿਸ਼ੇਸ਼ਤਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

آرائشی

مناسبیت اور وقار اور آداب اور طرز عمل میں اچھے ذوق کی خصوصیت

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

高雅的

其特点是礼节和尊严以及良好的举止和行为品味

🇯🇵Japanese

装飾的な

礼儀と品格、そしてマナーと行動の良さを特徴とする

🇰🇷Korean

예의 바른

예의와 위엄, 품행과 행실이 좋은 것이 특징

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đoan trang

được đặc trưng bởi sự đúng đắn và nhân phẩm và hương vị tốt trong cách cư xử và ứng xử

🇹🇭Thai

ตกแต่ง

มีคุณธรรมและศักดิ์ศรี มีรสนิยมดีทั้งกิริยาและจรรยาบรรณ

🇮🇩Indonesian

sopan

ditandai dengan kesopanan dan martabat serta selera yang baik dalam sopan santun dan perilaku

🇵🇭Filipino

magarbong

nailalarawan sa pamamagitan ng pagiging angkop at dignidad at mabuting panlasa sa asal at pag-uugali

🇲🇾Malay

berhias

dicirikan oleh kewajaran dan maruah serta rasa yang baik dalam adab dan kelakuan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مهذب

يتميز باللياقة والوقار والذوق الرفيع في الأخلاق والسلوك

🇮🇷Persian

زیبا

متمایز از شایستگی و وقار و خوش ذوقی در اخلاق و رفتار است

🇹🇷Turkish

terbiyeli

görgü ve davranışta nezaket ve haysiyet ve iyi tat ile karakterize edilir

🇮🇱Hebrew

הוֹלֵם

מאופיין בהגינות ובכבוד ובטעם טוב בנימוסים ובהתנהגות

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