Used in a Sentence

decency

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for decency.

Editorial note

No need to call for a tech-solution, when the solution is simply to be found in human decency and kindness.

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Quick take

The quality of being decent; propriety.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of decency gathered in one view.

noun

The quality of being decent; propriety.

noun

That which is proper or becoming.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for decency.

noun

The quality of being decent; propriety.

noun

That which is proper or becoming.

Example sentences

1

No need to call for a tech-solution, when the solution is simply to be found in human decency and kindness.

2

What he did may have been a breach of contract, copyright, and common decency, but it wasn't illegal.

3

It's a direct copy and paste of someone else's without even the decency to google to credit the original source.

4

Quick sidenote (and if this gets me downvoted, have the decency to reply; blind downvotes with no discussion breed censorship)...

5

And please have the decency to turn it in with your left hand.

6

Somehow this generation believes that these locks are exempt from decency and law.

7

That's not how obscenity censorship works and it isn't how human decency works.

8

After all, you can always add layers if it gets colder, but public decency suggests that removing layers caps out at shorts and t-shirt.

9

Much in the same way that I'm cool with people using my stuff - just have the decency to ask first.

10

Don't be afraid to go in your library and read every book, as long as that document does not offend our own ideas of decency.

11

You owe your job to this guy, have some decency.

12

At least the Soviet Union had the decency to grant the masses that stayed clear of politics a safe life without a care in the world.

Quote examples

1

But such ideas of basic decency and common courtesy appear to be lost on the generation that made "doxing" and revenge porn a thing.

2

If they don't censor enough then it's "problematic" because they're culturally insensitive to the local sense of decency, they're imposing western standards or somesuch.

3

The biggest change is making subs that violate "common decency" opt-in.

4

I predict they'll find a new phrase for that criteria as "common decency" pretty obviously would re-classify subs that are not what they're really after.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use decency in a sentence?

No need to call for a tech-solution, when the solution is simply to be found in human decency and kindness.

What does decency mean?

The quality of being decent; propriety.

What part of speech is decency?

decency is commonly used as noun.