Hypertext Webster Gateway: "decorum"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Decorum \De*cor"um\, n. [L. dec[=o]rum, fr. dec[=o]rus. See
{Decorous}.]
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}.

Usage: 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.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

decorum
n : propriety in manners and conduct [syn: {decorousness}] [ant:
{indecorum}, {indecorum}]


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