What is "decorum" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does decorum mean in English? Meaning of decorum definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "decorum" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "decorum": propriety in manners and conduct

Noun

  • Meaning: propriety in manners and conduct
  • Synonyms: decorousness decorum
  • Hyponyms: becomingness
  • Hypernyms: correctitude properness propriety
  • Antonyms: indecorousness indecorum
  • Adjective: (uncountable) Appropriate social behavior; propriety 2010 — Pseudonymous Bosch, This Isn't What It Looks Like, ch. 4 It was sort of a finishing school. You know, to teach proper social decorum and so on and so forth.2010 — Pseudonymous Bosch, This Isn't What It Looks Like, ch. 4 It was sort of a finishing school. You know, to teach proper social decorum and so on and so forth.(countable) A convention of social behavior
  • Synonyms:

    dignity, gentility, demeanor, civility, correctness, propriety, decency, orderliness, respectability, etiquette, politesse, protocol, form, formality, usage, punctilio, convention, tact, gravity, properness, deportment, conduct, seemliness, breeding, order, politeness, habits, courtliness, correctitude, convenance, good grace,

    Antonyms:

    wrong, impropriety, unsuitableness, bad manners, disorganization, indecency, rudeness, immorality, impoliteness, bad behavior,

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    decorum in English: decorum
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