English-Thai Dictionary

decorum

N มารยาท  สมบัติ ผู้ดี  propriety dignity ma-ra-yad

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

DECORUM

n.[L. to become. ] 1. Propriety of speech or behavior; suitableness of speech and behavior, to one's own character, and to the characters present, or to the place and occasion; seemliness; decency; opposed to rudeness, licentiousness, or levity.
To speak and behave with decorum is essential to good breeding.
2. In architecture, the suitableness of a building, and of its parts and ornaments, to its place and uses.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

DECORUM

De *cor "um, n. Etym: [L. dec, fr. dec. See Decorous. ]

 

Defn: Propriety of manner or conduct; grace arising from suitableness of speech and behavior to one's own character, or to the place and occasion; decency of conduct; seemliness; that which is seemly or suitable. Negligent of the duties and decorums of his station. Hallam. If your master Would have a queen his beggar, you must tell him, That majesty, to keep decorum, must No less beg than a kingdom. Shak.

 

Syn. -- Decorum, Dignity. Decorum, in accordance with its etymology, is that which is becoming in outward act or appearance; as, the decorum of a public assembly. Dignity springs from an inward elevation of soul producing a corresponding effect on the manners; as, dignity of personal appearance.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

decorum

de co rum |diˈkôrəm dəˈkɔrəm | ▶noun behavior in keeping with good taste and propriety: you exhibit remarkable modesty and decorum. • etiquette: he had no idea of funeral decorum. • (usu. decorums ) archaic a particular requirement of good taste and propriety. • archaic suitability to the requirements of a person, rank, or occasion. ORIGIN mid 16th cent. (as a literary term, denoting suitability of style ): from Latin, neuter of the adjective decorus ‘seemly. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

decorum

decorum |dɪˈkɔːrəm | ▶noun [ mass noun ] behaviour in keeping with good taste and propriety. • etiquette: he had no idea of funeral decorum. • (decorums ) archaic particular requirements of good taste and propriety. • archaic suitability to the requirements of a person, rank, or occasion. ORIGIN mid 16th cent. (as a literary term, denoting suitability of style ): from Latin, neuter of the adjective decorus ‘seemly ’.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

decorum

decorum noun 1 he had acted with decorum: propriety, seemliness, decency, good taste, correctness; politeness, courtesy, good manners; dignity, respectability, modesty, demureness. ANTONYMS impropriety. 2 a breach of decorum: etiquette, protocol, good form, custom, convention; formalities, niceties, punctilios, politeness. ANTONYMS impropriety.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

decorum

decorum noun 1 he had acted with the utmost decorum: propriety, properness, seemliness, decency, decorousness, good taste, correctness, appropriateness; politeness, courtesy, good manners; refinement, breeding, deportment, dignity, respectability, modesty, demureness. ANTONYMS impropriety. 2 a breach of decorum: etiquette, protocol, customary behaviour, good form, custom, convention, conformity, conventionality, usage, ritual; formalities, niceties, punctilios, politeness; French politesse; informal the thing to do.

 

French Dictionary

décorum

décorum n. m. nom masculin Protocole, cérémonial. : Recevoir un visiteur avec tout le décorum qui lui est dû. Prononciation Le u se prononce comme un o ouvert, [dekɔrɔm ]; le nom rime avec Rome

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

decorum

de co rum /dɪkɔ́ːrəm /名詞 ｟かたく ｠1 U 礼儀, 礼儀正しい言動 .2 C 〖通例 ～s 〗礼儀作法 .