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Noun: decency  dee-sun(t)-see
  1. The quality of conforming to standards of propriety and morality
    "His decency in helping the homeless was widely praised"
     
  2. The quality of being polite and respectable
    "His decency in treating others with kindness was widely appreciated"

Derived forms: decencies

Type of: correctitude, properness, propriety, reputability, respectability

Antonym: indecency

Encyclopedia: Decency