decorum

Decorum is defined as appropriate, polite behavior in society.

(noun)

An example of decorum is to show good table manners.

See decorum in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

Origin: L, neut. of decorus, fit, proper < decor: see décor

See decorum in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

Appropriateness of behavior or conduct; propriety: “In the Ireland of the 1940's … the stolidity of a long, empty, grave face was thought to be the height of decorum and profundity” (John McGahern).
decorums The conventions or requirements of polite behavior: the formalities and decorums of a military funeral.
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.

Origin:

Origin: Latin decōrum

Origin: , from decōrus, becoming, handsome; see decorous

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