decorousness

Definitions of decorousness
  1. noun
    propriety in manners and conduct
    synonyms: decorum
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    antonyms:
    indecorousness
    a lack of decorum
    types:
    becomingness
    the quality of being becoming
    type of:
    correctitude, properness, propriety
    correct or appropriate behavior
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