DECORUM


Meaning of DECORUM in English

/di kawr"euhm, -kohr"-/ , n.

1. dignified propriety of behavior, speech, dress, etc.

2. the quality or state of being decorous; orderliness; regularity.

3. Usually, decorums . an observance or requirement of polite society.

[ 1560-70; decorum, n. use of neut. of decorus DECOROUS ]

Syn. 1. politeness, manners, dignity. See etiquette .

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .