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decorum

noun

de·​co·​rum di-ˈkȯr-əm How to pronounce decorum (audio)
1
: literary and dramatic propriety : fitness
according to strict neoclassic decorum only the aristocracy had the right to appear in tragedy Irving Babbitt
2
: propriety and good taste in conduct or appearance
strict in her notions of decorum Jane Austen
3
: orderliness
the organization's decorum has rarely been shaken W. F. Longgood
4
decorums plural : the conventions of polite behavior
the established sobrieties and decorums of English life H. G. Wells

Example Sentences

He has no sense of decorum. high standards of decorum are usually required when attending the opera
Recent Examples on the Web Perhaps opening night nerves or concerns about Pasadena decorum inhibited the cast. Charles Mcnultytheater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 18 July 2022 The matchup involved a heated rivalry, where decorum and safety fouled out before tipoff. Bryce Millercolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 June 2022 Others have been fined and forced out of the city for breaching decorum regulations. Julia Buckley, CNN, 25 Jan. 2022 Maybe near-universal adoration these days is too comfortable for Charles Barkley, whose defiance of expectations and distaste of decorum have been central to his entire existence. Dan Wolken, USA TODAY, 22 July 2022 No senator has been subpoenaed by the committee yet—possibly out of a sense of decorum that House members should stick to their own lane. Daniel Strauss, The New Republic, 20 July 2022 Yet the Chautauqua’s Methodist directors occasionally pushed the envelope of decorum to titillate campers. Ron Grossman, Chicago Tribune, 10 July 2022 The commission found that Amato violated rules requiring judges to uphold the integrity of the judiciary by avoiding impropriety or the appearance of impropriety and to maintain appropriate courtroom decorum. oregonlive, 9 July 2022 The judge overseeing the trial, Penney Azcarate, has imposed a series of access rules to try to maintain decorum in the courthouse. CBS News, 11 Apr. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Latin, from neuter of decorus — see decorous

First Known Use

1568, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of decorum was in 1568

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