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Decent has 8 different meanings across 2 categories:

Adjective · Adverb

Definitions
Adjective
1

socially or conventionally correct; refined or virtuous

"from a decent family"

"a nice girl"

2

in harmony with the spirit of particular persons or occasion

"a decent burial"

"We have come to dedicate a portion of that field...It is altogether fitting and proper that we should do this"

3

conforming to conventions of sexual behavior

"speech in this circle, if not always decent, never became lewd"

4

sufficiently clothed to see visitors or appear in public

"are you decent?"

5

observing conventional sexual mores in speech or behavior or dress

"though one of her shoulder straps had slipped down, she was perfectly decent by current standards"

6

meeting requirements

"the step makes a satisfactory seat"

"I would kill for a decent cup of coffee"

"a decent wage"

7

Appropriate; suitable for the circumstances.

"The weather was poor, but they managed to have a decent time despite the inconvenience."

In plain English: Decent means good enough to be acceptable and respectable without being perfect.

"The hotel room was clean and decent for the price we paid."

Adverb
1

in the right manner; correctly; suitably

"please do your job properly!"

"can't you carry me decent?"

Example Sentences
"The hotel room was clean and decent for the price we paid." adj
"He is a decent man who always helps his neighbors." adj
"The hotel room was small but had all the amenities for a decent stay." adj
"She worked hard to earn a decent living for her family." adj
Related Terms
Antonyms
indecent improperly

Origin

The word decent comes from the Latin decēns, meaning "fitting" or "suitable," which entered English through Middle French around the early 16th century. Its modern sense of being kind and pleasant emerged later in 1902.

Rhyming Words
ent bent ment went sent vent pent hent cent fent dent tent kent gent rent lent djent ament seent brent
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