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decorousness

noun
/ˈdɛkɹəsnəs/UK

Etymology

From decorous + -ness.

  1. derived from *déḱos✻ — “that which is proper”
  2. derived from decorōsus — “beautiful; elegant”
  3. derived from *deḱ-✻ — “to perceive; to take”
  4. derived from decōrus — “becoming, fitting, proper, suitable”
  5. suffixed as decorousness — “decorous + ness”

Definitions

  1. The state or quality of being decorous.

  2. A decorous behaviour.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA