Decent Definition

dēsənt

adjective

decentest

Morally upright; moral or respectable.

American Heritage

Not immodest; not obscene; chaste.

Decent language.

Webster's New World

Conforming to approved social standards; respectable.

Decent apparel.

Webster's New World

Proper and fitting.

A decent burial.

Webster's New World

Showing thoughtfulness or consideration.

Let a decent interval go by before calling.

American Heritage

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Other Word Forms of Decent

Base Form:

decent

Superlative:

decentest

From Middle French décent, or its source, Latin decēns, present participle of decet (“it is fitting or suitable”), from Proto-Indo-European *deke-, from base *dek- (“to take, accept, to receive, greet, be suitable”) (compare Ancient Greek δοκεῖν (dokein, “to appear, seem, think”), δέχεσθαι (dekhesthai, “to accept”); [Devanagari?] Sanskrit dacasyati (“shows honor, is gracious”), dacati (“makes offerings, bestows”)). Meaning kind, pleasant is from 1902.

From Wiktionary
Latin decēns decent- present participle of decēre to be fitting dek- in Indo-European roots

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition