- Types Of Speech
- You can use decorous as a article or as a adjective satellite in a sentence.
- About Decorous
- A 3 syllables article and 8 letters with the letters c, d, e, o, r, s, and u, 4 consonants, 4 vowels and 3 syllables with the middle letters or. Decorous starts with and ends in a consonant with the starting letters d, de, dec, deco, decor, and the ending characters are s, us, ous, rous, orous, ..
- Definition
- Characterized by propriety and dignity and good taste in manners and conduct; "the tete-a-tete was decorous in the extreme"
- School Grade
- Decorous is set as a sat word that starts with d, ends with s, 3 syllables, 4 vowels and 8 letters.
- Pig Latin
- Decorous in Pig Latin is said as "ecorousday or ecorousdway".
- Unigram
- d | e | c | o | r | o | u | s
- Bigram
- de | ec | co | or | ro | ou | us
- Trigram
- dec | eco | cor | oro | rou | ous
- Quadrigram
- deco | ecor | coro | orou | rous
- Word Gram
- Article Examples
- characterized by propriety and dignity and good taste in manners and conduct;
"the tete-a-tete was decorous in the extreme"
- Adjective Satellite Examples
- according with custom or propriety;
"her becoming modesty";
"comely behavior";
"it is not comme il faut for a gentleman to be constantly asking for money";
"a decent burial";
"seemly behavior"
Synonym | Definition |
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Abreast Ofp | |
Accepted | generally approved or compelling recognition "several accepted techniques for treating the condition" "his recognized superiority in this kind of work" |
Accordant | being in agreement or harmony often followed by `with'' "a place perfectly accordant with man''s nature"-Thomas Hardy |
According To Hoyle | |
Accustomed | (often followed by `to'') in the habit of or adapted to "accustomed to doing her own work" "I''ve grown accustomed to her face" |
Acknowledged | recognized or made known or admitted "the acknowledged leader of the community" "a woman of acknowledged accomplishments" "his acknowledged error" |
Admitted | |
Agreeable | to your own liking or feelings or nature "Is the plan agreeable to you?" "he''s an agreeable fellow" "My idea of an agreeable person...is a person who agrees with me"- Disraeli "an agreeable manner" |
Allow | allow or plan for a certain possibility concede the truth or validity of something "I allow for this possibility" "The seamstress planned for 5% shrinkage after the first wash" |
Appropriate | give or assign a share of money or time to a particular person or cause "I will earmark this money for your research" |
View all cognitive synonyms for Decorous
Antonym | Definition |
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Indecorous | lacking propriety and good taste in manners and conduct "indecorous behavior" |
Indelicate | verging on the indecent "an indelicate proposition" |
Anagram | Definition |
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Decorous | characterized by propriety and dignity and good taste in manners and conduct "the tete-a-tete was decorous in the extreme" |
View English words with the unique letters used in decorous. Words With The Letters Cdeorsu
Similar Word | Definition |
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In Good Tastep | n/a |
Sedate | cause to be calm or quiet as by administering a sedative to; "The patient must be sedated before the operation" |
Staid | characterized by dignity and propriety |
See Also | Definition |
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Proper | appropriate for a condition or occasion; "everything in its proper place"; "the right man for the job"; "she is not suitable for the position" |
Decorous Is In These Word Lists
- Starts With D
- Ends With S
- Spelled With / Contains Letters