decorum
pronunciation
How to pronounce decorum in British English:
UK [dɪˈkɔːrəm]
How to pronounce decorum in American English:
US [dɪˈkɔːrəm]
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- Noun:
- propriety in manners and conduct
Word Origin
- decorum (n.)
- 1560s, from Latin decorum "that which is seemly," noun use of neuter of adjective decorus "fit, proper," from decor (see decor).
Example
- 1. He was rough and excessively coarse in his manners , and utterly regardless of all decorum .
- 2. His background is in marketing andconsumer decisionmaking especially the way moral transgressions and breachesof decorum affect the perceived value of things .
- 3. Decorum , presumably , prevented obama from mentioning a rather obvious difference between the two : bush 's approval rating at this moment stands at an almost as historically unprecedented 27 % .
- 4. Representative joe wilson , a south carolina republican , didn 't let decorum get in his way on sept.9 , when he called out " you lie ! " As obama delivered a speech about health care reform to a joint session of congress .