decorum

decorum
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(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)
n. decency; protocol. See agreement, fashion.
II
(Roget's IV) n.
Syn. etiquette, propriety, dignity, seemliness, correctness, decency, decorousness, deportment, gentility, protocol, good form, good behavior, good taste, mannerliness, respectability; see also behavior 1 .
Syn.- decorum implies politeness, formality, or even stiffness in rules of conduct or behavior established as suitable to the circumstances [ levity not in keeping with decorum] ; decency implies observance of the requirements of modesty, good taste, etc. [ have the decency to thank her ] ; propriety suggests conformity with conventional standards of proper or correct behavior, manners, etc. [ his offensive language oversteps the bounds of propriety] ; dignity implies conduct in keeping with one's position or one's self-respect; etiquette refers to the forms established by convention or social arbiters for behavior in polite society
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(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY WORD) n.
[di KOR um]
proper manners, propriety.
The children were told to behave with decorum.
SYN.: propriety, respectability, conformity, civility, etiquette, good manners, good taste, dignity, grace, protocol.
ANT.: bad manners, impropriety, incivility
IV
(Roget's Thesaurus II) noun 1. Conformity to recognized standards, as of conduct or appearance: comeliness, correctness, decency, decentness, decorousness, properness, propriety, respectability, respectableness, seemliness. See USUAL. 2. Socially correct behavior: etiquette, good form, manner (used in plural), mores, propriety (also used in plural), p's and q's. See USUAL.

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  • decorum — (n.) 1560s, from L. decorum that which is seemly, properly neuter of adj. decorus fit, proper, from decor (see DECOR (Cf. decor)) …   Etymology dictionary

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