English Explanatory Dictionary

decorum

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Appropriate social behavior.
  2. A convention of social behavior.

Pronunciation

/dɪˈkɔːɹəm/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-decorum.wav /ɖɪˈkorəm/ /ˈɖɛkɵrəm/

Word forms

decorum decora decorums

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin decōrum, neuter form of decōrus (“proper, decent”).

Synonyms

decency courtesy propriety etiquette
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