decent 音标拼音: [d'isənt]
a . 有分寸的,得体的,大方的
有分寸的,得体的,大方的
decent adv 1 :
in the right manner ; "
please do your job properly !";
"
can '
t you carry me decent ?" [
synonym : {
properly },
{
decently }, {
decent }, {
in good order }, {
right }, {
the right way }] [
ant : {
improperly }]
adj 1 :
socially or conventionally correct ;
refined or virtuous ;
"
from a decent family "; "
a nice girl " [
synonym : {
decent },
{
nice }]
2 :
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 " [
synonym : {
becoming }, {
comely }, {
comme il faut }, {
decent }, {
decorous }, {
seemly }]
3 :
conforming to conventions of sexual behavior ; "
speech in this circle ,
if not always decent ,
never became lewd "-
George Santayana [
ant : {
indecent }]
4 :
sufficient for the purpose ; "
an adequate income "; "
the food was adequate "; "
a decent wage "; "
enough food "; "
food enough "
[
synonym : {
adequate }, {
decent }, {
enough }]
5 :
decently clothed ; "
are you decent ?"
6 :
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 "
decent \
de "
cent \ (
d [=
e ]"
sent ),
a . [
L .
decens ,
decentis ,
p .
pr .
of decere to be fitting or becoming ;
akin to decus glory ,
honor ,
ornament ,
Gr .
dokei ^
n to seem good ,
to seem ,
think ;
cf .
Skr .
d [=
a ][,
c ]
to grant ,
to give ;
and perh .
akin to E .
attire ,
tire :
cf .
F .
d ['
e ]
cent .
Cf . {
Decorate }, {
Decorum },
{
Deign }.]
1 .
Suitable in words ,
behavior ,
dress ,
or ceremony ;
becoming ;
fit ;
decorous ;
proper ;
seemly ;
as ,
decent conduct ;
decent language . --
Shak .
[
1913 Webster ]
Before his decent steps . --
Milton .
[
1913 Webster ]
2 .
Free from immodesty or obscenity ;
modest .
[
1913 Webster ]
3 .
Comely ;
shapely ;
well -
formed . [
Archaic ]
[
1913 Webster ]
A sable stole of cyprus lawn Over thy decent shoulders drawn . --
Milton .
[
1913 Webster ]
By foreign hands thy decent limbs composed . --
Pope .
[
1913 Webster ]
4 .
Moderate ,
but competent ;
sufficient ;
hence ,
respectable ;
fairly good ;
reasonably comfortable or satisfying ;
as ,
a decent fortune ;
a decent person .
[
1913 Webster ]
A decent retreat in the mutability of human affairs .
--
Burke .
-- {
De "
cent *
ly },
adv . -- {
De "
cent *
ness },
n .
[
1913 Webster ]
clothed \
clothed \
adj .
1 .
wearing clothing . [
Narrower terms : {
adorned (
predicate ),
bedecked (
predicate ),
decked (
predicate ),
decked out (
predicate )}; {
appareled ,
attired ,
clad ,
dressed ,
garbed ,
garmented ,
habilimented ,
robed }; {
arrayed ,
panoplied }; {
breeched ,
pantalooned ,
trousered };
{
bundled -
up }; {
caparisoned }; {
cassocked }: {
costumed }:
{
decent }] [
Narrower terms : {
dight }] [
Narrower terms :
{
dressed -
up ,
dressed to the nines (
predicate ),
dressed to kill (
predicate ),
dolled up ,
spruced up ,
spiffed up }]
[
Narrower terms : {
gowned }] [
Narrower terms : {
habited }]
[
Narrower terms : {
heavy -
coated }] [
Narrower terms :
{
overdressed }] [
Narrower terms : {
petticoated }] [
Narrower terms : {
red -
coated ,
lobster -
backed }] [
Narrower terms :
{
surpliced }] [
Narrower terms : {
togged dressed esp in smart clothes )}] [
Narrower terms : {
turned out }] [
Narrower terms :
{
underdressed }] [
Narrower terms : {
uniformed }] [
Narrower terms : {
vestmented }]
Also See : {
adorned }, {
decorated }.
Antonym : {
unclothed }.
[
WordNet 1 .
5 ]
2 .
covered with or as if with clothes or a wrap or cloak .
fog -
cloaked meadows Syn :
cloaked ,
draped ,
mantled ,
wrapped .
[
WordNet 1 .
5 ]
228 Moby Thesaurus words for "
decent ":
Christian ,
Christlike ,
Christly ,
OK ,
acceptable ,
accepted ,
accommodating ,
according to Hoyle ,
acknowledged ,
adequate ,
admissible ,
admitted ,
advantageous ,
advisable ,
affable ,
affectionate ,
agreeable ,
all right ,
amiable ,
ample ,
appropriate ,
approved ,
ascetic ,
austere ,
average ,
barely sufficient ,
becoming ,
befitting ,
being done ,
benevolent ,
benign ,
benignant ,
better than nothing ,
blameless ,
brotherly ,
chaste ,
civil ,
clean ,
comfortable ,
comme il faut ,
commensurate ,
common ,
compassionate ,
competent ,
complaisant ,
compliant ,
condign ,
conformable ,
conforming ,
congruous ,
considerate ,
convenient ,
conventional ,
correct ,
corresponding ,
courteous ,
creditable ,
customary ,
de rigueur ,
decorous ,
delicate ,
desirable ,
dignified ,
due ,
elegant ,
enough ,
equal to ,
erect ,
estimable ,
ethical ,
expedient ,
fair ,
fair to middling ,
fairish ,
fate ,
favorable ,
feasible ,
felicitous ,
fit ,
fitten ,
fitting ,
formal ,
fraternal ,
friendly ,
fructuous ,
full of integrity ,
generous ,
genteel ,
good ,
good enough ,
goodish ,
gracious ,
happy ,
high -
minded ,
high -
principled ,
highly respectable ,
honest ,
honorable ,
human ,
humane ,
immaculate ,
indulgent ,
inviolate ,
irreproachable ,
just ,
kind ,
kindhearted ,
kindly ,
kindly -
disposed ,
kosher ,
law -
abiding ,
law -
loving ,
law -
revering ,
likely ,
loving ,
manly ,
mannerly ,
mediocre ,
meet ,
middling ,
minimal ,
minimum ,
moderate ,
modest ,
moral ,
nice ,
noble ,
normal ,
normative ,
not amiss ,
not bad ,
not half bad ,
not outstanding ,
not so bad ,
obliging ,
okay ,
opportune ,
ordinary ,
orthodox ,
overindulgent ,
overpermissive ,
passable ,
permissive ,
plenty ,
plenty good enough ,
polite ,
politic ,
presentable ,
pretty good ,
principled ,
profitable ,
proper ,
proportionate ,
pure ,
reasonable ,
received ,
recognized ,
recommendable ,
reputable ,
respectable ,
right ,
right and proper ,
right -
minded ,
righteous ,
rightful ,
rigid ,
satisfactory ,
seasonable ,
seemly ,
severe ,
so so ,
softhearted ,
sortable ,
spotless ,
stainless ,
sterling ,
strict ,
substantial ,
sufficient ,
sufficient for ,
sufficing ,
suitable ,
sympathetic ,
sympathizing ,
tasteful ,
tender ,
tenderhearted ,
thoughtful ,
tidy ,
timely ,
to be desired ,
tolerable ,
traditional ,
true -
dealing ,
true -
devoted ,
true -
disposing ,
true -
souled ,
true -
spirited ,
truehearted ,
unblemished ,
uncorrupt ,
uncorrupted ,
undefiled ,
unexceptionable ,
unexceptional ,
unimpeachable ,
unimpressive ,
unobjectionable ,
unspotted ,
unstained ,
unsullied ,
untarnished ,
up to ,
upright ,
uprighteous ,
upstanding ,
urbane ,
useful ,
virtuous ,
warm ,
warmhearted ,
well -
bred ,
well -
timed ,
wise ,
workmanlike ,
worthwhile ,
worthy ,
yeomanly
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