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decent
CEFRB1
/ˈdiː.sənt/
adjective
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In plain English
- 01
adjective
Acceptable, good enough, or socially proper.
- 02
adjective
Extra detailHaving a suitable conformity to basic moral standards; showing integrity, fairness, or other characteristics associated with moral uprightness.
Examples
I'd like to live in a decent house.
Why don't you get yourself a decent house?
At a glance
Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale
- Senses
- 5
- Parts of speech
- 1
- Citations
- 5
- Synonyms
- 3
Also pronounced
- [ˈdɪi.sənt]
Deep Dive
adjective
Extra meaningsSufficiently clothed or dressed to be seen.
Appropriate; suitable for the circumstances.
Fair; acceptable; okay.
More examples
In contextAre you decent? May I come in?
He's a decent saxophonist, but probably not good enough to make a career of it.
There are a decent number of references out there, if you can find them.
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Origin
adjective
Borrowed from Middle French décent, or its source, Latin decēns, present participle of decet (“it is fitting or suitable”), from Proto-Indo-European *deḱ- (“to take, accept, to receive, greet, be suitable”) (compare Ancient Greek δοκέω (dokéō, “to appear, seem, think”), δέχομαι (dékhomai, “to accept”); Sanskrit दशस्यति (daśasyáti, “shows honor, is gracious”), दाशति (dāśati, “makes offerings, bestows”)). Meaning ‘kind, pleasant’ is from 1902.