"decorous" meaning in All languages combined

See decorous on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈdɛkəɹəs/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-decorous.wav Forms: more decorous [comparative], most decorous [superlative]
Etymology: From Latin decōrus (“seemly, becoming”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*deḱ-}}, {{der|en|la|decōrus||seemly, becoming}} Latin decōrus (“seemly, becoming”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} decorous (comparative more decorous, superlative most decorous)
  1. Marked by proper behaviour. Derived forms: decorously, decorousness, indecorous Translations (behaving properly): պատշաճ (patšač) (Armenian), пристоен (pristoen) (Bulgarian), благоприличен (blagopriličen) (Bulgarian), keurig (Dutch), goed (Dutch), net (Dutch), welvoeglijk (Dutch), anständig (German), schicklich (German), geziemend (German), oiriúnach (Irish), beasagh (Manx), cuviincios (Romanian), decoros (Romanian), благопристо́йный (blagopristójnyj) (Russian), поря́дочный (porjádočnyj) (Russian), прили́чный (prilíčnyj) (Russian), присто́йный (pristójnyj) (Russian), decoroso (Spanish)

Alternative forms

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