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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - decent

 
 

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Decent

decent
~ adj 1 acceptable and good enough  (Haven't you got a decent pair of shoes? | a house with a decent sized yard) 2 treating people in a fair and kind way  (I decided her father was a decent guy, after all. | be decent of sb to do sth)  (It was decent of him to offer to help us paint the house. | be decent about something especially BrE (=treat someone fairly and sympathetically when they have done something wrong))  (The lecturers were really decent about my absences.) 3 following the standards of moral behaviour accepted by most people  (Decent citizens have nothing to fear from this legislation. | do the decent thing (=do something because you feel you ought to))  (When Tom found out that his girlfriend was pregnant, he did the decent thing and married her.) 4 usually humorous wearing enough clothes to not show too much of your body  (Don't come in - I'm not decent!)  (- opposite indecent (1)) 5 a decent burial/funeral if someone is given a decent burial, they are buried in an acceptable way - decently adv
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  1. Decent is used to describe something which is considered to be of an acceptable standard or quality. Nearby is a village with a decent pub... = reasonable ADJ: usu ADJ n • decently The allies say they will treat their prisoners decently... = reasonably ADV: usu ADV with v, also ADV adj 2. Decent is used to describe something which is morally correct or acceptable. But, after a decent interval, trade relations began to return to normal... = respectable ADJ: usu ADJ n • decently And can’t you dress more decently–people will think you’re a tramp. ADV: usu ADV with v, also ADV adj 3. Decent people are honest and behave in a way that most people approve of. The majority of people around here are decent people... ADJ: usu ADJ n ...
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
2.
   adjective  Etymology: Middle French or Latin; Middle French, from Latin ~-, decens, present participle of decere to be fitting; akin to Latin decus honor, dignus worthy, Greek dokein to seem, seem good  Date: 1539  1. archaic  a. appropriate  b. well-formed ; handsome  2.  a. conforming to standards of propriety, good taste, or morality ~ behavior  b. modestly clothed  3. free from immodesty or obscenity ~ language  4. fairly good ; adequate, satisfactory ~ wages  5. marked by moral integrity, kindness, and goodwill hard-working and ~ folks it's very ~ of them to help  Synonyms: see chaste  • ~ly adverb ...
Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
3.
  adj. 1 a conforming with current standards of behaviour or propriety. b avoiding obscenity. 2 respectable. 3 acceptable, passable; good enough. 4 Brit. kind, obliging, generous (was decent enough to apologize). Derivatives decently adv. Etymology: F d{eacute}cent or L decere be fitting ...
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  прил. 1) приличный, благопристойный, порядочный 2) скромный 3) достаточный, изрядный - decent fortune ...
Англо-русский Русско-английский экономический словарь
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  1. приличный; благопристойный; порядочный decent conduct —- благопристойное (хорошее) поведение decent people —- добропорядочные люди decent conditions —- приличные условия decent marks —- хорошие отметки decent family —- хорошая семья a decent sort of man —- порядочный человек a decent suit of clothes —- приличный костюм to look decent —- выглядеть вполне прилично to do the decent thing by smb. —- поступать порядочно по отношению к кому-л.; загладить свою вину перед кем-л. 2. скромный, пристойный decent in conversation —- сдержанный в выражениях 3. разг. славный, хороший; неплохой decent house —- славный домик awfully decent of you —- очень мило с вашей стороны he writes decent English —- он вполне прилично пишет по-английски the wine is quite decent —- вино вполне приличное the food is decent enough —- еда сносная, есть можно 4. порядочный, достаточный, изрядный decent fortune —- изрядное состояние decent income —- вполне достаточный доход 5. школ. добрый, нестрогий; непридирчивый decent teacher —- добрый учитель 6. уст. приличествующий, подобающий; пристойный decent for a king —- подобающий (приличествующий) королю ...
Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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  adj.  1) приличный, порядочный; подходящий a pretty decent house - довольно приличный дом  2) скромный; сдержанный  3) coll. славный, хороший thats very decent of you - это очень мило с вашей стороны  4) school нестрогий, добрый Syn: see moral ...
Англо-русский словарь
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  - 1539, from M.Fr. decent, from L. decentem (nom. decens, gen. decentis), prp. of decere "to be fitting or suitable," from PIE base *dek- "to receive, greet, be suitable." Decency is 1567. ...
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