Decorousness

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Decorous \Dec"or*ous\ (d[e^]k"[-o]r*[u^]s or d[-e]*k[=o]"r[u^]s;
     277), a. [L. dec[=o]rus, fr. decor comeliness, beauty; akin
     to decere. See {Decent}, and cf. {Decorum}.]
     Suitable to a character, or to the time, place, and occasion;
     marked with decorum; becoming; proper; seemly; befitting; as,
     a decorous speech; decorous behavior; a decorous dress for a


     judge.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           A decorous pretext the war.              --Motley.
     -- {De*co"rous*ly}, adv. -- {De*co"rous*ness}, n.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  decorousness
       n : propriety in manners and conduct [syn: {decorum}] [ant: {indecorum},
            {indecorum}]