decency

[ dee-suhn-see ]

/ ˈdi sən si /

the state or quality of being decent.

conformity to the recognized standard of propriety, good taste, modesty, etc.

decencies,

the recognized standards of decent or proper behavior; proprieties: The least you can expect from them is some respect for the decencies.
the requirements or amenities for decent or comfortable living: to be able to afford the decencies.

Origin of decency

1560–70; < Latin decentia comeliness, decency, equivalent to decent- (stem of decēns) fitting (see decent) + -ia noun suffix

2 decorum, respectability, gentility.

Indeed, they view us as children who can never adhere to the standards of civility and decency to which they hold other groups.

Dear White People: Well-Meaning Paternalism Is Still Racist |Chloé Valdary |December 9, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
And equal to Bunning in decency, honesty, fullness of thought, and forwardly straight talk was Rick Robinson.

Up to a Point: In Defense of Lobbyists |P. J. O’Rourke |October 25, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Faith is decency… if I were a cow I would be wearing a bra.

Beirut Letter: In Lebanon, Fighting ISIS With Culture and Satire |Kim Ghattas |September 22, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
And decency is our great, guiding strength as we face such monstrous foes as ISIS.

From ISIS Videos to JLaw Nudes, When Is Looking Abetting Evil? |Michael Daly |September 3, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

You just have to find that yin of decency and locate the gestures and words that smother the yang of fear.

Why the Border Bigots Are Beating Obama |Michael Tomasky |July 9, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
But her want of decency and sense takes the more commonplace line of becoming an actual courtesan of the "Imperia" kind in Italy.

A History of the French Novel, Vol. 2 |George Saintsbury
He defies the gods of Rome, which is no more than St Catharine might with decency have done.

Dryden's Works Vol. 3 (of 18) |John Dryden
As this is my first epistle to you, it cannot in decency be a long one.

Boswell's Correspondence with the Honourable Andrew Erskine, and His Journal of a Tour to Corsica |James Boswell
Hypocrisy is an invitation to decency, decorum, outward elegance and politeness.

A Family of Noblemen |Mikhal Saltykov
From motives of decency I here omit describing the expedients they put in practice for satisfying their inordinate desires.

A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Vol. III |Robert Kerr

decency

/ (ˈdiːsənsɪ) /

conformity to the prevailing standards of propriety, morality, modesty, etc

the quality of being decent