Meaning

2 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)The quality of being decent; propriety.

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    поря́дочностьporjádočnostʹ, прили́чиеprilíčije

    поря́дністьporjádnistʹ

    the quality of conforming to standards of propriety and morality

  2. (countable, uncountable)That which is proper or becoming.

Examples

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  1. She had the decency to apologize.

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  2. Have the decency to keep quiet.

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  3. Tom had the decency to apologize.

    deTom hatte den Anstand, sich zu entschuldigen.

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  4. Tom didn't even have the decency to apologize.

    ruУ Тома даже не хватило совести извиниться.

    deTom hatte nicht einmal den Anstand, sich zu entschuldigen.

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  5. At least Tom had the decency to apologize.

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Origin

From Latin decentia, from decens. Equivalent to decent + -cy. Compare French décence.

From Latin decentia, from decens. Equivalent to decent + -cy. Compare French décence.

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