DECOROUSNESS Synonyms: 58 Similar and Opposite Words

decorousness

noun

Definition of decorousness

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Noun

The 24-hour fitness center has state-of-the-art machines, and dogs are welcome for a $75 fee per stay.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Sep. 2026
Studies have suggested that these small doses of movements have health benefits, such as improving cardiorespiratory fitness and even reducing the risks of cancer and dementia.

— Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of fitness

Noun

Interview etiquette remains increasingly contentious, as recruiters disagree on which rules to keep.

— Kristin Stoller, Fortune, 28 Sep. 2026
In an era when everyone totes water bottles from the gym, to breakfast meetings, to the office, and then to dinner, the lines of personal beverage etiquette have blurred.

— Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of etiquette

Noun

In a statement, the Libertarian Party of Tarrant County voiced its support of the plaintiffs and called the decorum policy a step in the direction of censorship.

— Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Sep. 2026
Judges thanked the audience for maintaining a respectful decorum for an intense and sensitive case.

— Jen Guadarrama, IndyStar, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of decorum

Noun

As many as 11 sketches were removed, including a self-referential skit in which David Mitchell and Robert Webb joked about the appropriateness of Blackface while in Blackface.

— Jake Kanter, Deadline, 24 Sep. 2026
But she’s been persuaded about the appropriateness of projects approved so far.

— Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of appropriateness

Noun

Around the same time, OpenAI researcher Boris Alexeev managed to formalize the proof, verifying its correctness step-by-step using the programming language Lean.

— Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 24 Sep. 2026
The Greek columns on its facade, south of downtown on the corner of Holman and Austin Streets, proclaimed the stability— the unimpeachable correctness—of one of the city’s most enduring institutions.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of correctness

Noun

What is striking is that all these versions agree on her shyness, modesty, and propriety.

— Eva Blanco Medina, Vogue, 10 Sep. 2026
That sense of propriety was partly imposed upon him by his father, who, in covering up John’s misdeed, placed an albatross around his son’s neck, demanding his conformity to a narrow sort of principle.

— Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of propriety

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