Decorum Definition

dĭ-kôrəm
noun
Propriety and good taste in behavior, dress, etc.
Webster's New World
An act or requirement of polite behavior.
Webster's New World
The appropriateness of an element of an artistic or literary work, such as style or tone, to its particular circumstance or to the composition as a whole.
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Other Word Forms of Decorum

Noun

Singular:
decorum
Plural:
decorums

Origin of Decorum

  • Latin decōrum from decōrus becoming, handsome decorous

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Latin decōrus (“proper, decent”).

    From Wiktionary

Decorum Sentence Examples

  • There was decorum in the countenance he wore.

  • Perhaps you could respond to Andy's points and restore a little decorum here.

  • She accepted his report, not without obvious sadness but with business-like decorum and no sign of tears.

  • We trust he will show the proper decorum for the occasion.

  • He was a regular observer of religious rites, took great pains to secure decorum in the services of the church, and was generous in almsgiving both within his empire and without.

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Words Starting With

DDEDEC

Words Ending With

MUMRUM

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Words Starting With D and Ending With M

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