'Decencies' definitions:
Definition of 'Decencies'
From: GCIDE
- Decency \De"cen*cy\, n.; pl. Decencies. [L. decentia, fr. decens: cf. F. d['e]cence. See Decent.]
- 1. The quality or state of being decent, suitable, or becoming, in words or behavior; propriety of form in social intercourse, in actions, or in discourse; proper formality; becoming ceremony; seemliness; hence, freedom from obscenity or indecorum; modesty. [1913 Webster]
- Observances of time, place, and of decency in general. --Burke. [1913 Webster]
- Immodest words admit of no defense, For want of decency is want of sense. --Roscommon. [1913 Webster]
- 2. That which is proper or becoming. [1913 Webster]
- The external decencies of worship. --Atterbury. [1913 Webster]
- Those thousand decencies, that daily flow From all her words and actions. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'decencies'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- amenities,
- appropriateness,
- civilities,
- civility,
- comity,
- convention,
- correctitude,
- correctness,
- courtliness,
- decency,
- decorousness,
- decorum,
- diplomatic code,
- elegance,
- elegancies,
- etiquette,
- exquisite manners,
- fitness,
- fittingness,
- formalities,
- good form,
- good manners,
- goodness,
- manners,
- mores,
- natural politeness,
- niceness,
- normality,
- normativeness,
- point of etiquette,
- politeness,
- politesse,
- properness,
- proprieties,
- propriety,
- protocol,
- punctilio,
- quiet good manners,
- righteousness,
- rightness,
- rules of conduct,
- seemliness,
- social code,
- social conduct,
- social graces,
- social procedures,
- social usage,
- suitability