decorum

English

Etymology

From Latin decōrus (“proper, decent”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /dɛˈkɔː(ɹ).ʌm/, /dəˈkɔː(ɹ).ʌm/; SAMPA: /dE"kO:(r).Vm/, /d@"kO:(r).Vm/
• Rhymes: -ɔː(r)əm
• Hyphenation: de‧co‧rum

Noun

decorum (countable and uncountable; plural decorums)

1. (uncountable) Appropriate social behavior; propriety
2. (countable) A convention of social behavior

Related terms

• decorous

Translations

appropriate social behavior; propriety

Bulgarian: благоприличие (bg) n. Finnish: hyvä käytös (fi) Latin: decōrum (la) n.

Romanian: cuviință (ro), cădere (ro), decență (ro) Spanish: decoro (es), pundonor (es)

a convention of social behavior

Bulgarian: етикет (bg) m.

Finnish: etiketti (fi)

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Italian: decoro m.

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Latin

Noun

decōrum

1. genitive plural of decor

Adjective

decōrum

1. nominative neuter singular of decōrus
2. accusative masculine singular of decōrus
3. accusative neuter singular of decōrus
4. vocative neuter singular of decōrus