Indecorous — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

lacking propriety and good taste in manners and conduct

not in keeping with accepted standards of what is right or proper in polite society

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˌɪndˈɛkɚɹəs/

🇬🇧British English

/ˌɪndˈɛkəɹəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˌɪndˈɛkəɹəs/

4 syllables Say it as /ˌɪndˈɛkɚɹəs/.

Examples

indecorous behavior
was buried with indecent haste
indecorous behavior

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

unseemly unbecoming indelicate untoward uncomely indecent

Antonyms

decorous

Parts of Speech

adjective	lacking propriety and good taste in manners and conduct “indecorous behavior”
adjective	not in keeping with accepted standards of what is right or proper in polite society “was buried with indecent haste”

Word Forms

indecorousness	noun	a lack of decorum
indecency	noun	the quality of being indecent
unbecomingness	noun	the quality of being unbecoming
unseemliness	noun	a lack of consideration for others

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

unschicklich

es mangelt an Anstand und gutem Geschmack in Manieren und Verhalten

🇫🇷French

inconvenant

manque de bienséance et de bon goût dans les manières et la conduite

🇪🇸Spanish

indecoroso

Falta de decoro y buen gusto en modales y conducta.

🇮🇹Italian

indecoroso

privi di correttezza e buon gusto nei modi e nella condotta

🇳🇱Dutch

onwelvoeglijk

gebrek aan fatsoen en goede smaak in omgangsvormen en gedrag

🇵🇹Portuguese

indecoroso

falta de propriedade e bom gosto nas maneiras e conduta

🇷🇺Russian

неприличный

отсутствие приличия и хорошего вкуса в манерах и поведении

India

🇮🇳Hindi

गंदा

शिष्टाचार और आचरण में औचित्य और अच्छे स्वाद की कमी

🇧🇩Bengali

অশোভন

আচার-আচরণে যথাযথতা এবং ভালো রুচির অভাব

🇮🇳Tamil

ஒழுக்கமற்ற

ஒழுக்கம் மற்றும் நடத்தை ஆகியவற்றில் தகுதி மற்றும் நல்ல சுவை இல்லாதது

🇮🇳Telugu

అసభ్యకరమైన

మర్యాద మరియు ప్రవర్తనలో సవ్యత మరియు మంచి అభిరుచి లేకపోవడం

🇮🇳Marathi

अशोभनीय

शिष्टाचार आणि आचरणात योग्यता आणि चांगली चव नसणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

અશિષ્ટ

શિષ્ટાચાર અને વર્તનમાં યોગ્યતા અને સારા સ્વાદનો અભાવ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಸಭ್ಯ

ನಡವಳಿಕೆ ಮತ್ತು ನಡವಳಿಕೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಔಚಿತ್ಯ ಮತ್ತು ಉತ್ತಮ ಅಭಿರುಚಿಯ ಕೊರತೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മര്യാദയില്ലാത്ത

പെരുമാറ്റത്തിലും പെരുമാറ്റത്തിലും ഔചിത്യവും നല്ല അഭിരുചിയും ഇല്ല

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਸ਼ਲੀਲ

ਸ਼ਿਸ਼ਟਾਚਾਰ ਅਤੇ ਆਚਰਣ ਵਿੱਚ ਉਚਿਤਤਾ ਅਤੇ ਚੰਗੇ ਸਵਾਦ ਦੀ ਘਾਟ

🇵🇰Urdu

غیر مہذب

آداب اور طرز عمل میں مناسبیت اور اچھے ذوق کا فقدان

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

不雅观的

在举止和行为上缺乏礼节和良好品味

🇯🇵Japanese

不謹慎な

マナーや行動において礼儀や良識に欠けている

🇰🇷Korean

무례한

예의가 부족하고 품행이 예의바르지 못하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

khiếm nhã

thiếu sự đúng đắn và hương vị tốt trong cách cư xử và ứng xử

🇹🇭Thai

ไม่ตกแต่ง

ขาดคุณธรรมและรสนิยมที่ดีทั้งกิริยาและความประพฤติ

🇮🇩Indonesian

tdk pantas

kurang kesopanan dan selera yang baik dalam sopan santun dan perilaku

🇵🇭Filipino

hindi maganda

kulang sa kaangkupan at magandang panlasa sa asal at pag-uugali

🇲🇾Malay

tidak kemas

kurang kewajaran dan rasa yang baik dalam adab dan kelakuan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

غير لائق

- الافتقار إلى اللياقة والذوق الرفيع في الأخلاق والسلوك

🇮🇷Persian

نامناسب

فاقد شایستگی و خوش ذوقی در اخلاق و رفتار

🇹🇷Turkish

uygunsuz

görgü ve davranışta uygunluk ve iyi tat eksikliği

🇮🇱Hebrew

חסרי שמים

חסרי הגינות וטעם טוב בנימוסים והתנהלות

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