Decency
11decency — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ common, human ▪ a lack of common decency ▪ basic, simple ▪ moral ▪ pub …
12decency — de|cen|cy [ disnsi ] noun uncount behavior that is moral, good, or reasonable: No one with any sense of decency can ignore their request for help. common decency (=standards of decency that most people should have): It would have been only common …
13decency — [[t]di͟ːs(ə)nsi[/t]] 1) N UNCOUNT Decency is the quality of following accepted moral standards. Unfortunately, on Friday night he showed neither decency nor dignity... His sense of decency forced him to resign. ...the threat of rampant… …
14decency — UK [ˈdiːs(ə)nsɪ] / US [ˈdɪs(ə)nsɪ] noun Word forms decency : singular decency plural decencies 1) [uncountable] behaviour that is moral, good, or reasonable No one with any sense of decency can ignore their request for help. It would have been… …
15decency — de|cen|cy [ˈdi:sənsi] n 1.) [U] polite, honest, and moral behaviour and attitudes that show respect for other people ▪ a judgment reflecting the decency and good sense of the American people common/human/public decency (=standards of behaviour… …
16decency — noun 1) standards of taste and decency Syn: propriety, decorum, good taste, respectability, dignity, correctness, good form, etiquette; morality, virtue, modesty, delicacy 2) he didn t have the decency to tell me Syn …
17decency — noun 1) standards of taste and decency Syn: propriety, decorum, good taste, respectability, morality, virtue, modesty 2) he didn t have the decency to tell me Syn: courtesy, politeness, good manners …
18decency — /dee seuhn see/, n., pl. decencies. 1. the state or quality of being decent. 2. conformity to the recognized standard of propriety, good taste, modesty, etc. 3. decencies, a. the recognized standards of decent or proper behavior; proprieties: The …
19decency — [ˈdiːs(ə)nsi] noun [U] behaviour that is moral, good, or reasonable You should at least have the decency to say you re sorry![/ex] …
20Decency, security and liberty — alike demand that government officials shall be subjected to the same rules of conduct that are commands to the citizen. Decency, security and liberty Justice Louis D. Brandeis Nolo’s Plain English Law Dictionary. Gerald N. Hill, Kathleen… …
