decorous
[ dek-er-uhs, dih-kawr-uhs, -kohr- ]
/ ˈdɛk ər əs, dɪˈkɔr əs, -ˈkoʊr- /
adjective
characterized by dignified propriety in conduct, manners, appearance, character, etc.
Origin of decorous
OTHER WORDS FROM decorous
Words nearby decorous
decoration,
decoration day,
decorative,
decorative art,
decorator,
decorous,
decorticate,
decortication,
decorum,
decoupage,
decouple
Example sentences from the Web for decorousness
Which do you think should pay greatest attention to the decorousness of his appearance in the delivery of a speech?
The Apologia and Florida of Apuleius of Madaura |Lucius ApuleiusOne learned, one merely obscene; one a pattern of decorousness, the other a self-polluter.
Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 3 (of 6) |Havelock EllisThat decorousness, that brightness, melted off what lay behind, as frosty dew melts off grass.
The Dark Flower |John GalsworthyEver since the engagement Mr. Shanner had been all decorousness and deference.
An Engagement of Convenience |Louis Zangwill
British Dictionary definitions for decorousness
decorous
/ (ˈdɛkərəs) /
adjective
characterized by propriety in manners, conduct, etc
Derived forms of decorous
decorously, adverb decorousness, nounWord Origin for decorous
C17: from Latin
decōrus, from
decor elegance