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- Dictionarydecent/ˈdiːsnt/
adjective
- 1. conforming with generally accepted standards of respectable or moral behaviour: "a decent clean-living individual"
- 2. of an acceptable standard; satisfactory: "people need decent homes" Similar Opposite
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The meaning of DECENT is marked by moral integrity, kindness, and goodwill. How to use decent in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Decent.
acceptable, satisfactory, or reasonable: We get good benefits, and the pay is decent. It costs $100 to buy a decent sleeping bag. Decent also means good or kind: They’re just decent, ordinary people. infml Decent also means wearing socially acceptable clothing: When the players were showered and decent, the reporters were allowed in.
Decent is used to describe something which is considered to be of an acceptable standard or quality. Nearby is a village with a decent pub. He didn't get a decent explanation.
The adjective decent means sufficient or acceptable. The local diner you like to frequent may not serve a four-star breakfast, but it probably has decent food.
of a good enough standard or quality. a decent meal/place to live. Mark did a decent job as a replacement for Turner. I just want to get a decent job with decent pay. a decent pension/wage/standard of living. I need a decent night's sleep.
1. polite or respectable: a decent family. 2. proper and suitable; fitting: a decent burial. 3. conforming to conventions of sexual behaviour; not indecent. 4. free of oaths, blasphemy, etc: decent language. 5. good or adequate: a decent wage. 6. informal kind; generous: he was pretty decent to me.
decent. adjective. /ˈdisnt/. of a good enough standard or quality (informal) a decent meal/job/place to live I need a decent night's sleep. The movie was actually halfway decent (= better than we expected it would be). Definitions on the go.
There are ten meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective decent, two of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
DECENT definition: 1. of a satisfactory quality or level: 2. honest and morally good: 3. wearing clothes: . Learn more.
informal. dressed or wearing clothes: Are you decent yet? You can come in now, I'm decent. More examples. All I need is a roof over my head and a decent meal. He seemed like a decent sort of a fellow. The law obliges companies to pay decent wages to their employees. I haven't had a decent night's sleep in years.
