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decent
[dee-suhnt]
adjective
conforming to the recognized standard of propriety, good taste, modesty, etc., as in behavior or speech.
Synonyms: , ,Antonyms:respectable; worthy.
a decent family.
adequate; fair; passable.
a decent wage.
kind; obliging; generous.
It was very decent of him to lend me his watch.
suitable; appropriate.
She did not have a decent coat for the cold winter.
Synonyms: , ,Antonyms:of fairly attractive appearance.
a decent face.
Informal.wearing enough clothing to appear in public.
Slang.great; wonderful.
decent
/ ˈ徱ːəԳ /
adjective
polite or respectable
a decent family
proper and suitable; fitting
a decent burial
conforming to conventions of sexual behaviour; not indecent
free of oaths, blasphemy, etc
decent language
good or adequate
a decent wage
informalkind; generous
he was pretty decent to me
informalsufficiently clothed to be seen by other people
are you decent?
Other 51Թ Forms
- decently adverb
- decentness noun
- ˈԳٱ adverb
- ˈԳٲԱ noun
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of decent1
Example Sentences
Sensational from tee to green, he actually missed decent opportunities down the stretch to add to his 11 birdies over the first two rounds before that brilliant par save at the final hole.
Not enough people believed they could have a decent life, he told journalists, in contrast to when his parents, who were from Sunderland and left school at 16, were starting out in life.
I thought Parker was decent in last year’s teen drama “Suncoast,” where she played a girl whose brother is dying of brain cancer.
Syria's Islamist-led interim government has decreed that women must wear burkinis - a swimsuit that covers the body except for the face, hands and feet - or other "decent" clothes at public beaches and swimming pools.
It also reveals that Bono is a fairly decent impersonator, and although those moments are funny, they are not the best moments in the show.
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When To Use
Decent is an adjective that means adequate or suitable, as in a decent meal, or good or respectable, as in a decent person. Descent is a noun that means the act of moving downward (descending), a downward movement, or downward movement in general.Despite their similar spelling, the two words are pronounced differently. In decent, the emphasis is on the first part of the word, which is pronounced like dee. In descent, the emphasis is on the -scent part of the word, with the first part pronounced like dih.So how can you remember which one gets the s? Dropping the s is the decent thing to do, but you should pick it back up for your descent.Here’s an example of descent and dissent used correctly in a sentence.Example: The climbers decided to make the descent while the weather was still decent.
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