Decency (noun)

  1. The quality of being honest and respectable.
  2. The state or quality of conforming to conventionally accepted standards of behaviour or morals.

Origin:

Late middle english: from old french decente, from latin decent- "being becoming", from the verb decere.

Examples:

  1. The decency of the proposal was questionable.
  2. He acted with decency and integrity.
  3. The community had a high standard of decency.
  4. The society valued decency and respectability.
  5. The company's reputation for decency attracted customers.
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