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decenter


 
  Overview  of  adj  decent 
 
  The  adj  decent  has  6  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (3)  decent,  nice  --  (socially  or  conventionally  correct;  refined  or  virtuous;  "from  a  decent  family";  "a  nice  girl") 
  2.  (1)  becoming,  comely,  comme  il  faut,  decent,  decorous,  seemly  --  (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") 
  3.  decent  --  (conforming  to  conventions  of  sexual  behavior;  "speech  in  this  circle,  if  not  always  decent,  never  became  lewd"-  George  Santayana) 
  4.  adequate,  decent,  enough  --  (enough  to  meet  a  purpose;  "an  adequate  income";  "the  food  was  adequate";  "a  decent  wage";  "enough  food";  "food  enough") 
  5.  decent  --  ((informal)  decently  clothed;  "are  you  decent?") 
  6.  decent  --  (observing  conventional  sexual  mores  in  speech  or  behavior  or  dress;  "a  modest  neckline  in  her  dress";  "though  one  of  her  shoulder  straps  had  slipped  down  she  was  perfectly  decent  by  current  standards") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  decent 
 
  6  senses  of  decent 
 
  Sense  1 
  decent,  nice 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  respectable)  ->  unrespectable 
 
  Sense  2 
  becoming,  comely,  comme  il  faut,  decent,  decorous,  seemly 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  proper)  ->  improper 
 
  Sense  3 
  decent  (vs.  indecent) 
 
  indecent  (vs.  decent) 
  =>  coarse,  crude,  earthy,  gross,  vulgar 
  =>  indelicate 
  =>  obscene 
 
  Sense  4 
  adequate,  decent,  enough 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  sufficient)  ->  insufficient,  deficient 
 
  Sense  5 
  decent 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  modest)  ->  immodest 
 
  Sense  6 
  decent 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  modest)  ->  immodest 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  decent 
 
  6  senses  of  decent 
 
  Sense  1 
  decent,  nice 
  =>  respectable  (vs.  unrespectable) 
 
  Sense  2 
  becoming,  comely,  comme  il  faut,  decent,  decorous,  seemly 
  =>  proper  (vs.  improper) 
 
  Sense  3 
  decent  (vs.  indecent) 
  Also  See->  clean#8,  unobjectionable#1;  decorous#1;  proper#1 
 
  Sense  4 
  adequate,  decent,  enough 
  =>  sufficient  (vs.  insufficient) 
 
  Sense  5 
  decent 
  =>  modest  (vs.  immodest) 
 
  Sense  6 
  decent 
  =>  modest  (vs.  immodest) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  decent 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  decent 
 
  decent  used  as  an  adjective  is  common  (polysemy  count  =  6) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  decent 
  decent 
  decentralised 
  decentralising 
  decentralized 
  decentralizing 
  indecent 
 
  Overview  of  adj  decent 
 
  The  adj  decent  has  6  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (3)  decent,  nice  --  (socially  or  conventionally  correct;  refined  or  virtuous;  "from  a  decent  family";  "a  nice  girl") 
  2.  (1)  becoming,  comely,  comme  il  faut,  decent,  decorous,  seemly  --  (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") 
  3.  decent  --  (conforming  to  conventions  of  sexual  behavior;  "speech  in  this  circle,  if  not  always  decent,  never  became  lewd"-  George  Santayana) 
  4.  adequate,  decent,  enough  --  (enough  to  meet  a  purpose;  "an  adequate  income";  "the  food  was  adequate";  "a  decent  wage";  "enough  food";  "food  enough") 
  5.  decent  --  ((informal)  decently  clothed;  "are  you  decent?") 
  6.  decent  --  (observing  conventional  sexual  mores  in  speech  or  behavior  or  dress;  "a  modest  neckline  in  her  dress";  "though  one  of  her  shoulder  straps  had  slipped  down  she  was  perfectly  decent  by  current  standards") 



decenter definition