Decorum Definition

dĭ-kôrəm
noun
Propriety and good taste in behavior, dress, etc.
Webster's New World
An act or requirement of polite behavior.
Webster's New World
The appropriateness of an element of an artistic or literary work, such as style or tone, to its particular circumstance or to the composition as a whole.
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Other Word Forms of Decorum

Noun

Singular:
decorum
Plural:
decorums

Origin of Decorum

  • Latin decōrum from decōrus becoming, handsome decorous

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

  • From Latin decōrus (“proper, decent”).

    From Wiktionary

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