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Results for: "decent"

Translating from English to German

Translations:

decent — showing integrity, fairness, moral uprightness
→ anständig
→ sittsam
decent — fairly good, adequate
→ dezent
→ (ganz) anständig

More translations:

decent
→ anständig
decent
→ keusch
decent
→ ehrwürdig
decent
→ annehmbar
decent
→ Anstand wahren
decent
→ ausgefüllt
decent
→ brav
decent
→ ehrbar
decent
→ geziemend
decent
→ gut
decent
→ leidlich
decent
→ menschenwürdig
decent
→ passabel
decent
→ rechtschaffen
decent
→ reinherzig
decent
→ respektabel
decent
→ schicklich
decent
→ vernünftig
decent
→ zufrieden stellend

English definitions WordNet

ADJECTIVE 6

  1. socially or conventionally correct; refined or virtuous

    • “from a decent family”
    • “a nice girl”
    Synonymsnice

  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”
    Synonymsbecomingcomelycomme il fautdecorousseemly

  3. conforming to conventions of sexual behavior

    • “speech in this circle, if not always decent, never became lewd"- George Santayana”
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  1. sufficient for the purpose

    • “an adequate income”
    • “the food was adequate”
    • “a decent wage”
    • “enough food”
    • “food enough”
    Synonymsadequateenough

  2. decently clothed

    • “are you decent?”

  3. 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”

ADVERB 1

  1. in the right manner

    • “please do your job properly!”
    • “can't you carry me decent?”
    Synonymsproperlydecentlyin good orderrightthe right way