decent

Plural: decents

Adjective Satellite

• socially or conventionally correct; refined or virtuous
  • "from a decent family"
• according with custom or propriety
  • "a decent burial"
• sufficient for the purpose
  • "a decent wage"
• decently clothed
  • "are you decent?"
• observing conventional sexual mores in speech or behavior or dress
  • "though one of her shoulder straps had slipped down, she was perfectly decent by current standards"

Adjective

• Conforming to acceptable standards; respectable.
• conforming to conventions of sexual behavior; - George Santayana
  • "speech in this circle, if not always decent, never became lewd"

Adverb

• in the right manner
  • "can't you carry me decent?"

Adj

• Appropriate; suitable for the circumstances.
• Having a suitable conformity to basic moral standards; showing integrity, fairness, or other characteristics associated with moral uprightness.
• Sufficiently clothed or dressed to be seen.
• Fair; acceptable; okay.
• Significant; substantial.
• Conforming to perceived standards of good taste.
• Comely; shapely; well-formed.

Noun

• Misspelling of descent.

Examples

• Are you decent? May I come in?
• He's a decent saxophonist, but probably not good enough to make a career of it.
• His opening play was a DECENT seven-letter word, setting a good pace for the game.
• There are a decent number of references out there, if you can find them.

Synonyms

adequate, becoming, comely, comme il faut, decently, decorous, enough, in good order, nice, properly, right, seemly, the right way, good, moral, satisfactory

Antonyms

improperly, indecent, bad, immoral, inadequate, poor, underdressed, unsatisfactory

Related Words

decency, decently, DECENTLY

Anagrams of decent