Decency vs. Decorum

Decencynoun

The quality of being decent; propriety.

Decencynoun

That which is proper or becoming.

Decencynoun

The quality or state of being decent, suitable, or becoming, in words or behavior; propriety of form in social intercourse, in actions, or in discourse; proper formality; becoming ceremony; seemliness; hence, freedom from obscenity or indecorum; modesty.

Decencynoun

That which is proper or becoming.

Decencynoun

the quality of conforming to standards of propriety and morality

Decencynoun

the quality of being polite and respectable

Decorumnoun

(uncountable) Appropriate social behavior.

Decorumnoun

(countable) A convention of social behavior.

Decorumnoun

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.

Decorumnoun

propriety in manners and conduct

Decorum

Decorum (from the Latin: ) was a principle of classical rhetoric, poetry and theatrical theory concerning the fitness or otherwise of a style to a theatrical subject. The concept of decorum is also applied to prescribed limits of appropriate social behavior within set situations.