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de·cen·cy
 decency
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- pronunciation:
- di
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 n
si
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
noun |
| inflections: |
decencies |
| definition 1: |
the quality, state, or condition of being decent.
- synonyms:
- fitness, honesty, respectability, seemliness, suitableness
- antonyms:
- indecency
- similar words:
- appropriateness, good, goodness, integrity, kindness, niceness
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| definition 2: |
conformity to commonly recognized standards of modesty, good taste, and the like; propriety; decorum.
- synonyms:
- conformity, decorum, modesty, propriety
- similar words:
- etiquette, manners, mores, virtue
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| definition 3: |
(pl.) the requirements of a respectable or comfortable standard of living.
- synonyms:
- amenities, comforts
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| related words: |
honor, justice, morality |
adjective + (n.)decency
basic, common, essential, evolving, fundamental, genuine, human, impeccable, minimal, minimum, moral, ordinary, public, reasonable, simple, unmoved
verb + (n.)decency
conform, cross, defend, evolve, exude, impose, judge, lack, offend, restore, retain, treat, trust, violate
(n.)decency
+ verb
apologize, attribute, ban, entitle, honor, restrict
noun + (n.)decency
act,
aspiration,
bound,
broadcast,
communication,
core,
dictator,
discourse,
ethics,
faith,
freedom,
honesty,
honor,
kindness,
legion,
limit,
loyalty,
mercy,
modesty,
modicum,
moral,
morality,
notion,
patriotism,
principle,
propriety,
respect,
restraint,
semblance,
sense,
shred,
spirit,
standard,
streak,
taste,
tolerance,
trust,
tyrant,
value,
violation,
vision
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The word decency
contains the following part:
-ance, -ence, -ency, -ancy
Latin
noun-forming suffix
that means state, quality, or act of
  More about this word part:
The suffix group -ance
, -ence
, -ency
, -ancy
attaches to verbs and Latin verb stems to create nouns. The suffix -ance
is usually attached to whole English words, whereas -ence
is usually attached to roots: compare eloquence
and acceptance
. For most nouns ending in -ance
, -ence
, -ency
, -ancy
, there is a correponsponding adjective form ending in -ant, -ent.
Example words:
absence, acceptance, accountancy, admittance, agency, ambiance, ambience, appetency, arrogance, ascendancy, attendance, audience, belligerency, benevolence, brilliancy, buoyancy, cadence, clemency, complacency, conference, confidence, consequence, conservancy, consistency, constancy, constituency, contingency, counterinsurgency, countertendency, currency, decency, deficiency, delinquency, dependency, despondency, difference, disappearance, discrepancy, disturbance, efficiency, eloquence, emergency, equivalency, excellency, exigency, expectancy, expediency, fluency, frequency, hesitancy, importance, incoherency, inconsistency, incumbency, indecency, independence, independency, inefficiency, infancy, insufficiency, insurgency, interagency, interdependency, itinerancy, latency, leniency, malfeasance, malignancy, mendicancy, nonbelligerency, nonemergency, occupancy, occurrence, patency, permanency, piquancy, poignancy, potency, preference, pregnancy, presidency, proficiency, pungency, redundancy, regency, remembrance, residence, residency, science, solvency, stringency, subagency, sufficiency, superefficiency, superintendency, tenancy, tendency, transparency, urgency, vacancy, vagrancy
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