decency meaning
UK /ˈdiːsənsi/ US /ˈdisənsi/ 3 syllables
decency (noun): the quality of conforming to standards of propriety and morality.
decency has 2 meanings in this dictionary.
decency as a noun
- the quality of conforming to standards of propriety and morality
Opposite: indecency
Type of: propriety
Kinds: modesty
Related forms: decent
- the quality of being polite and respectable
Type of: respectability
Related forms: decent
decency in a sentence
- He didn't have the decency to admit that he was wrong.
- That is beneath ordinary decency.
- She had the decency to apologize.
- Dan didn't even have the decency to thank Linda.
- Please find a granule of decency within you and call the attack off.
How to pronounce decency
decency is pronounced /ˈdiːsənsi/ in British English and /ˈdisənsi/ in American English. It has 3 syllables, with the stress on the first syllable.
Scrabble score: 15 (letter breakdown)
Word lists: words starting with DE · words ending in CY · 7-letter words
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