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Decency
decency
1. Decency is the quality of following accepted moral standards. His sense of decency forced him to resign. N-UNCOUNT 2. If you say that someone did not have the decency to do something, you are criticizing them because there was a particular action which they did not do but which you believe they ought to have done. Nobody had the decency to inform me of what was planned. PHRASE: oft with brd-neg, V inflects, PHR to-inf c darkgreen]disapproval
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noun (plural -cies) Date: 1567 1. archaic a. fitness b. orderliness 2. a. the quality or state of being decent ; propriety b. conformity to standards of taste, propriety, or quality 3. standard of propriety — usually used in plural 4. plural conditions or services considered essential for a proper standard of living 5. literary decorum ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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n. (pl. -ies) 1 correct and tasteful standards of behaviour as generally accepted. 2 conformity with current standards of behaviour or propriety. 3 avoidance of obscenity. 4 (in pl.) the requirements of correct behaviour. Etymology: L decentia f. decere be fitting ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
3.
1. приличие; благопристойность decency in dress —- скромность в одежде decency in conduct —- благопристойное поведение in decency —- благопристойно in common decency —- из уважения к приличиям for decency's sake —- приличия ради sense of decency —- чувство приличия breach of decency, offence against decency —- нарушение приличий to have no idea of decency —- не иметь ни малейшего представления о приличиях; совершенно не стесняться I can't with decency refuse —- мой отказ будет выглядеть некрасиво (нехорошо) 2. вежливость; порядочность he had not the decency to say "thank you" —- он даже "спасибо" не сказал ordinary decency demands it —- этого требует элементарная вежливость (порядочность) 3. pl. соблюдение приличий, правила хорошего тона (также common decencies) careless of the decencies —- бесцеремонный 4. уст. уместность, пристойность; соответствие full of decency —- вполне уместный; пристойный ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
4.
noun 1) приличие, благопристойность - breach of decency - in common decency have the decency to confess имейте совесть признаться; to serve the decencies соблюдать приличия 2) вежливость; любезность; порядочность 3) pl. (the decencys) соблюдение приличий, правила хорошего тона ...Англо-русский словарь
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~ n 1 a quality in someone's character that makes them honest and polite and makes them have respect for other people (a judgement that reflects the decency and good sense of the American people) 2 acceptable behaviour, especially moral and sexual behaviour (sense of decency) (They have no sense of honour or decency. | common decency (=basic standards of behaviour that everyone should follow)) (It's common decency to let someone know if you are going to arrive late. | have the decency to do sth (=behave in a way that follows the basic standards of acceptable behaviour)) (You could have had the decency to ask me before you invited all your friends to stay!) 3 decencies old-fashioned standards of behaviour that people think are acceptable ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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