'Decorum' definitions:
Definition of 'decorum'
(from WordNet)
noun
Definition of 'Decorum'
From: GCIDE
- Decorum \De*cor"um\, n. [L. dec[=o]rum, fr. dec[=o]rus. See Decorous.] Propriety of manner or conduct; grace arising from suitableness of speech and behavior to one's own character, or to the place and occasion; decency of conduct; seemliness; that which is seemly or suitable. [1913 Webster]
- Negligent of the duties and decorums of his station. --Hallam. [1913 Webster]
- If your master Would have a queen his beggar, you must tell him, That majesty, to keep decorum, must No less beg than a kingdom. --Shak.
- Syn: Decorum, Dignity.
- Usage: Decorum, in accordance with its etymology, is that which is becoming in outward act or appearance; as, the decorum of a public assembly. Dignity springs from an inward elevation of soul producing a corresponding effect on the manners; as, dignity of personal appearance. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'decorum'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- amenities,
- appropriateness,
- becomingness,
- bienseance,
- ceremoniousness,
- civilities,
- civility,
- comity,
- conformity,
- convenance,
- convention,
- conventional usage,
- conventionalism,
- conventionality,
- correctitude,
- correctness,
- courtliness,
- custom,
- decencies,
- decency,
- decorousness,
- delicacy,
- deportment,
- dignity,
- diplomatic code,
- elegance,
- elegancies,
- etiquette,
- exquisite manners,
- felicity,
- fitness,
- fittingness,
- form,
- formalities,
- formality,
- genteelness,
- gentility,
- good form,
- good manners,
- goodness,
- happiness,
- mannerliness,
- manners,
- meetness,
- modesty,
- mores,
- natural politeness,
- niceness,
- normality,
- normativeness,
- order,
- orderliness,
- point of etiquette,
- politeness,
- politesse,
- properness,
- proprieties,
- propriety,
- protocol,
- pudency,
- pudicity,
- punctilio,
- quiet good manners,
- respectability,
- righteousness,
- rightness,
- rules of conduct,
- seemliness,
- shame,
- social code,
- social conduct,
- social convention,
- social graces,
- social procedures,
- social usage,
- solemnity,
- suitability,
- urbanity,
- usage