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Webster 1913 Edition

decent

de′cent

(dē′sent)
,
Adj.
[L.
decens
,
decentis
, p. pr. of
decere
to be fitting or becoming; akin to
decus
glory, honor, ornament, Gr.
δοκεῖν
to seem good, to seem, think; cf. Skr.
dāç
to grant, to give; and perh. akin to E.
attire
,
tire
: cf. F.
décent
. Cf.
Decorate
,
Decorum
,
Deign
.]
1.
Suitable in words, behavior, dress, or ceremony; becoming; fit; decorous; proper; seemly;
as,
decent
conduct;
decent
language
.
Shak.
Before his
decent
steps.
Milton.
2.
Free from immodesty or obscenity; modest.
3.
Comely; shapely; well-formed.
[Archaic]
A sable stole of cyprus lawn
Over thy
decent
shoulders drawn.
Milton.
By foreign hands thy
decent
limbs composed.
Pope.
4.
Moderate, but competent; sufficient; hence, respectable; fairly good; reasonably comfortable or satisfying;
as, a
decent
fortune; a
decent
person.
–
De′cent-ly
,
adv.
–
De′cent-ness
,
Noun.

Webster 1828 Edition

Decent

DE'CENT

,
Adj.
[L. decens; Fr. decent.]

Definition 2024

décent

décent

See also: decent

French

Adjective

décent m ‎(feminine singular décente, masculine plural décents, feminine plural décentes)

  1. decent (sufficiently clothed)
  2. decent (fair, good enough)

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