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decency

/ˈdiːs(ə)nsi/

US pronunciation
American sound/ˈdiːs(ə)nsi/
decency
Syllables
3 syllables
Stress
1st syllable stress
Vowel
Schwa vowel
Ending
Final y vowel sound

de - cen - cy -> decency

Myanmar meaning

(n) သင့်တင့်လျောက်ပတ် ယဉ်ကျေး ဖွယ်ရာရှိခြင်း။

Full entry

decency /'di:snsi/ n

၁။ [U] သင့်တင့်လျောက်ပတ် ယဉ်ကျေး ဖွယ်ရာရှိခြင်း။
an offence against common decency ❍ You could at least have the decency to apologize for what you did!
၂။ the decencies [pl] လူမှုရေးကျင့်ဝတ်။
We must observe the decencies and attend the funeral.

More examples
  • No one with any sense of decency can ignore their request for help.
  • It would have been only common decency to phone and say you’d be late.
  • [have the decency to do something] : You might at least have the decency to say you’re sorry!
Synonyms
politeness, decorum, decorousness, civility, graciousness, courtesy, affability, politesse, appropriateness, ceremoniousness, conventionality, correctness, dignity, etiquette, fitness, fittingness, formality, good form, good manners, honesty, integrity, modesty, morality, propriety, respectability, respectable behavior, righteousness, seemliness, uprightness, virtue, wholesomeness
Antonyms
bad manners, decadence, discourtesy, immodesty, immorality, impoliteness, impropriety, inappropriateness, incivility, indecency, obsceneness, obscenity, rudeness, unsuitableness, wrong
Cross references
politenessdecorumdecorousnesscivilitygraciousnesscourtesyaffabilitypolitesseappropriatenessceremoniousnessconventionalitycorrectnessdignityetiquettefitnessfittingnessformalitygood formgood mannershonestyintegritymodestymoralityproprietyrespectabilityrespectable behaviorrighteousnessseemliness
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