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decent
Overview of adj decent
The adj decent has 6 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (3) decent, nice -- (socially or conventionally correct; refined or virtuous; "from a decent family"; "a nice girl")
2. (1) becoming, comely, comme il faut, decent, decorous, seemly -- (according with custom or propriety; "her becoming modesty"; "comely behavior"; "it is not comme il faut for a gentleman to be constantly asking for money"; "a decent burial"; "seemly behavior")
3. decent -- (conforming to conventions of sexual behavior; "speech in this circle, if not always decent, never became lewd"- George Santayana)
4. adequate, decent, enough -- (enough to meet a purpose; "an adequate income"; "the food was adequate"; "a decent wage"; "enough food"; "food enough")
5. decent -- (decently clothed; "are you decent?")
6. decent -- (observing conventional sexual mores in speech or behavior or dress; "a modest neckline in her dress"; "though one of her shoulder straps had slipped down, she was perfectly decent by current standards")
Overview of adv decent
The adv decent has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (1) properly, decently, decent, in good order, right, the right way -- (in the right manner; "please do your job properly!"; "can't you carry me decent?")
Grep of noun decent
decentalisation
decentralisation
decentralization
Grep of verb decent
decentralise
decentralize
Antonyms of adj decent
6 senses of decent
Sense 1
decent, nice
INDIRECT (VIA respectable) -> unrespectable
Sense 2
becoming, comely, comme il faut, decent, decorous, seemly
INDIRECT (VIA proper) -> improper
Sense 3
decent (vs. indecent)
indecent (vs. decent)
=> coarse, crude, earthy, gross, vulgar
=> Hollywood
=> indelicate
=> obscene
Sense 4
adequate, decent, enough
INDIRECT (VIA sufficient) -> insufficient, deficient
Sense 5
decent
INDIRECT (VIA modest) -> immodest
Sense 6
decent
INDIRECT (VIA modest) -> immodest
Similarity of adj decent
6 senses of decent
Sense 1
decent, nice
=> respectable (vs. unrespectable)
Sense 2
becoming, comely, comme il faut, decent, decorous, seemly
=> proper (vs. improper)
Sense 3
decent (vs. indecent)
Also See> clean#8, unobjectionable#1; decorous#1; proper#1
Sense 4
adequate, decent, enough
=> sufficient (vs. insufficient)
Sense 5
decent
=> modest (vs. immodest)
Sense 6
decent
=> modest (vs. immodest)
Pertainyms of adj decent
Attributes of adj decent
Domain of adj decent
1 of 6 senses of decent
Sense 5
decent
USAGE>(noun) colloquialism#1
Domain Terms of adj decent
Familiarity of adj decent
decent used as an adjective is common (polysemy count =6)
Grep of adj decent
decent
decentralised
decentralising
decentralized
decentralizing
indecent
Antonyms of adv decent
Synonyms of adv decent
1 sense of decent
Sense 1
properly, decently, decent, in good order, right, the right way
Pertainyms of adv decent
Domain of adv decent
Domain Terms of adv decent
Familiarity of adv decent
decent used as an adverb is very rare (polysemy count =1)
Grep of adv decent
decent
decently
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