Decorum vs. Decency

Decorum vs. Decency — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Decorum and Decency

Decorumnoun

(uncountable) Appropriate social behavior.

Decencynoun

The quality of being decent; propriety.

Decorumnoun

(countable) A convention of social behavior.

Decencynoun

That which is proper or becoming.

Decorumnoun

propriety in manners and conduct

Decencynoun

the quality of conforming to standards of propriety and morality

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Decencynoun

the quality of being polite and respectable